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 ...

Noem eventually approved FEMA’s request on Monday, nearly three days after the initial flooding occurred, sources told CNN. Tricia McLaughlin, a DHS spokesperson, said in a statement that the ...

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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.

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 ...

During a cabinet meeting several days ago, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem lied about the Trump Administration improving FEMA's response time to emergencies. Accordingly, FEMA's ...

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 ...

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 ...

While Noem and Trump have emphasized that Texas is leading the response and recovery to the floods, that has always been FEMA’s role, said Justin Knighten, the agency's director of external affairs ...

President Trump praised Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for the federal response to the recent deadly floods in Texas that have killed at least 120 people, amid scrutiny over ...