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The Latest Breaking News from FEMA

As hurricane season collides with immigration agenda, fears increase for those without legal status

Immigrants face increased risks this hurricane season due to aggressive immigration enforcement

The Independent UK

‘I’m just waiting and waiting’: Filipino survivors feel left out of Maui fire recovery efforts

Filipino immigrants made up about 40% of Lahaina’s pre-fire population – but many feel left behind in a systemic failure that reflects Hawaii’s colonial history

The Guardian - US

‘Maryland’s Trumpiest city’ both financially and literally underwater after Trump cancels flood protection FEMA grant

Trump casually destroyed their city with the stroke of a pen and promptly forgot all about it.

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FEMA abruptly disbands youth advisory council, but students say their climate advocacy won't stop

Ashton Dolce joined the Youth Preparedness Council at the nation's disaster relief agency to advocate for issues such as protection from extreme heat

The Independent UK

Could Aging In Place Make You Ineligible for Emergency Aid?

For many seniors, the dream is to age in place—remaining in a familiar home surrounded by community ties, memories, and independence. It’s a lifestyle choice...

Saving Advice

Along Guadalupe River, more than a dozen summer camps have structures in flood zones

Most of the camps were built decades ago, before modern modeling and flood maps. Counties have little power to regulate construction flood plains.

The Texas Tribune

After Hill Country floods, families face a difficult question: Rebuild, or let go?

They lost homes and summer cabins to the July 4 flood in Kerr County. Now they are weighing whether it makes sense to rebuild.

The Texas Tribune

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How to Navigate Your Medicare Advantage Plan in a Disaster

If you're a Medicare Advantage member in an area that has been impacted by a disaster, you might be worried about access to care and medicine. Here's what you need to know.

Kiplinger

9 Renovation Grants That Can Backfire on Your Estate

Renovation grants sound like a win-win. You improve your home with financial assistance, and your quality of life increases. But some renovation grants come with hidden strings—conditions that can delay estate transfers, reduce inheritance value, or trigger unexpected taxes. For families trying to build generational wealth or leave property behind…

The Free Financial Advisor

Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers

An executive order signed by President Donald Trump aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars of grants that are awarded by federal agencies

The Independent UK

ICE is hiring, according to Kristi Noem: Old people, please apply

Seriously, though, Noem says ICE recruitment is going fine ...

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Trump Administration Walks Back Plan To Withhold $1.9 Billion in FEMA Aid to Anti-Israel States and Cities

This isn't the first time FEMA has faced scrutiny for partisan bias.

Reason

History shows why FEMA is essential in disasters, and how losing independent agency status hurt its ability to function

When the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s urban search and rescue team resigned after the deadly July 4, 2025, Texas floods, he told colleagues he was frustrated with bureaucratic hurdles that had delayed the team’s response to the disaster, acccording to media reports. The move highlighted an ongoing…

The Conversation

Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot reallocate billions meant for disaster mitigation

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from reallocating more than $4 billion meant to help communities protect against natural disasters

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - US

Trump administration cuts New York City’s anti-terrorism funding days after skyscraper attack

Federal Emergency Management Agency says city will receive $64m less this year from its urban area security fund

International Business Times UK

Who Is Corey Lewandowski? Romance Rumours With Kristi Noem Rock Homeland Security

Trump loyalist Corey Lewandowski is under fire for his growing influence within the US Department of Homeland Security and rumours of a romantic relationship with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, sparking serious ethics concerns.

Euronews

Trump administration reverses pledge to tie FEMA funds to stance on Israel following criticism

A clause in FEMA’s terms and conditions mandating states to maintain commercial ties with Israel and Israeli companies to be allowed access to federal emergency funds was quietly removed on Monday.

Latin Times

ICE's $45B Tent Detention Plan Raises Alarms Over Past Safety and Sanitation Issues

A new report has revealed mounting criticism against the $45 billion plan by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to rapidly expand its detention infrastructure through tent-based facilities

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The Guardian - US

Trump news at a glance: president unleashes slew of new tariff rates for trading partners

New tariffs, which range from 10% to 41%, will come into force in seven days – key US politics stories from Thursday at a glance

The Texas Tribune

“Nobody came”: Hill Country flooding survivors recount anguish, neglect during emotional hearing

Residents told state lawmakers about what they’ve lost and the hardships they’re experiencing almost a month after the July 4 disaster devastated the region.

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‘Abandoning states’: Spiteful Donald Trump withholds disaster relief to states that didn’t support him

Showing vindictiveness is his only consistent policy.

The Guardian - US

‘Found on the Guadalupe River’: the woman reuniting lost mementoes with owners after Texas floods

Dondi Persyn has gathered, restored and returned thousands of items to those affected by the floods, each object a poignant reminder of loss

The Guardian - US

Fema denies grants to three Kentucky counties hit by devastating storms

Denials are latest by agency as Trump administration seeks to shift burden of disaster recovery to states

Latin Times

FEMA to Distribute Hundreds Of Millions to Help Build and Operate More Immigration Detention Centers

FEMA will distribute more than $600 million to states to help build and operate temporary immigration detention centers.

International Business Times UK

Oprah Did Not Close Road Amid Maui Tsunami Evacuation — Here's What Really Happened

Oprah Winfrey did not refuse to open her private road during Hawaii's tsunami warning, as viral posts suggested. Police and FEMA confirm the road was open and managed to help evacuate residents, allowing 50 cars at a time.

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