Officials inside FEMA warn the new approval process could severely disrupt the distribution of emergency funds during natural disasters. With hurricane season already underway, multiple sources told ...

A New York Times report found thousands of calls to FEMA went unanswered after the Department of Homeland Security laid off ...

The officials told CNN that Noem’s new policy stopped them from quickly deploying Urban Search and Rescue teams, which Noem didn’t authorize until Monday, more than 72 hours after the flooding began ...

By Monday night, only 86 FEMA staffers had been deployed, according to internal FEMA data seen by CNN — a fraction of the typical response for a disaster of this scale.

Trump and Noem’s attacks on FEMA blew up in the most predictable way. Michael A. Cohen. Sat, ... never recovered from the incompetence of his administration’s response to Hurricane Katrina.

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Calls for a formal probe and Kristi Noem’s resignation have grown after reports revealed that her cost controls delayed FEMA's response to Texas floods. Tuesday, Jul 22, 2025 New Delhi o C ...

But, in the Texas disaster, the problem wasn’t FEMA. It was, in part, Noem. “Noem now requires that all agency spending over $100,000 be personally approved by her, according to current and ...

As U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vows to 'eliminate FEMA,' the agency is in turmoil, with disaster assistance, grant money, and hiring largely stalled, threatening its ability to ...

Noem, whose department includes FEMA, has stood by the new protocols and FEMA’s overall response, calling the CNN report “absolutely trash. ...

She added that over time, as a need for FEMA resources arose, those requests received Noem’s approval. “FEMA is shifting from bloated, DC-centric dead weight to a lean, deployable disaster ...