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Noem defends FEMA response to Texas floods

Dem Calls for Investigation of Kristi Noem Over Fema's Texas Flood Response

Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz has called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be investigated over the Federal Emergency Management Agency's response to catastrophic flooding in Texas.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 2d

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defends FEMA Texas flooding response after NYT reports slow response

The Department of Homeland Security secretary defended the federal government's response and denied that policy changes slowed the agency's deployment.

The New York Times · 3d

Noem Defends FEMA Response to Texas Floods

The homeland security secretary said a report that thousands of calls to a disaster hotline went unanswered because of staffing cuts was “false.”

20 states sue DHS, FEMA

U.S. News & World Report · 21h

20 States Sue FEMA for Canceling Grant Program That Guards Against Natural Disasters

Twenty Democratic-led states have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency over the cancellation of a disaster mitigation grant program

CBS News on MSN · 17h

20 states sue DHS, FEMA for cuts to disaster mitigation program

States allege the Trump administration illegally ended FEMA's BRIC program, halting billions in disaster mitigation funding and putting storm-prone communities at risk.

POLITICO on MSN · 22h

Democrats sue Trump over canceled disaster grant program

State prosecutors want to restore $4.5 billion in canceled funding and to declare that FEMA's acting administrator is serving "unlawfully."

E&E News2d

Dems want probe of FEMA cost policy in wake of floods

Sens. Rubén Gallego and Richard Blumenthal say belt-tightening measures might have hampered the agency’s response.

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Kerr County officials did not issue emergency alert until 2 days after deadly flood

Kerr County officials did not issue a locally targeted emergency alert to warn people in town of the rapidly rising waters ...

2don MSN

An investigation is underway after a fire engulfed a Massachusetts assisted-living facility, killing 9 people. Here’s what we know

Calls to 911 reporting a fire at an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, began coming in shortly after 9:30 ...

Erie News Now5d

Democrats call for Investigation into Impact of Staffing Cuts on Response in Texas Flooding

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D- NY) is calling for an investigation into whether staffing shortages at these ...

Texas Public Radio5d

U.S. Rep. Greg Casar calls for investigation into FEMA flood delay

On Friday, he and other Democratic members of Congress sent letters to the Federal Emergency Management Agency requesting ...

7don MSN

5 things to know for July 10: FEMA, Ukraine, FBI investigations, Secret Service, NASA

Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. For months, officials at FEMA have been warning ...

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States Fear Critical Funding From FEMA May Be Drying Up

On top of that, on June 11, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem began requiring that she review all FEMA grants above $100,000. That could slow its vast multibillion grants ...

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