Fema chief David Richardson (File Image) The recently installed head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) told employees on Monday that he did not know the United States had a hurricane season, according to Reuters. David Richardson, who assumed Fema leadership in early May, made this statement during a briefing. Staff were uncertain whether […]
US President Donald Trump (Image: AP) The Trump administration is continuing to release illegal migrants to non-government shelters along the US-Mexico border. This move comes after warning those same organizations that offering temporary housing and any assistance could violate a law that is used to prosecute smugglers.In a letter dated March 11, the Federal Emergency […]
File photo: US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem (Picture credit: AP) Dozens of staffers at the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including acting administrator Cameron Hamilton, have recently undergone lie detector tests as part of a widening department of homeland security (DHS) crackdown on alleged leaks of national security information, according to CNN.The polygraphs, […]
After a post from Elon Musk, the Trump administration issued orders that effectively halted $100 billion worth of FEMA disaster recovery grants nationwide. Christopher Flavelle, a New York Times reporter who covers disaster policy, describes how people hit by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina are still waiting for emergency funds. Source link
