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FEMA, Texas and Trump

Floods put Abbott, a disaster veteran, at crossroads of Trump’s FEMA rebrand

Weeks before flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott participated in the first meeting of a new council to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He criticized FEMA as “slow and clunky,” arguing that states are able to respond “more nimbly, more swiftly, more effectively” to disasters.

The New York Times · 3d

After Texas Disaster, Trump Shifts His Tone on FEMA

Just days into his second term, President Trump said he was going to recommend that the Federal Emergency Management Agency “go away,” dismissing the agency as bloated and ine

Associated Press · 9h

Texas governor Abbott says FEMA should be more nimble, so states can better respond

Texas Governor Greg Abbott and other state officials provide an update on efforts in Texas as recovery continues.

FEMA, Trump and Kristi Noem

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Donald Trump Wants FEMA 'Remade,' Not Eradicated—DHS Secretary

The administration supported search and rescue operations in Kerr County, Texas, after at least 120 people died and dozens went missing in deadly floods.

UPI News on MSN · 1d

Kristi Noem backtracks on FEMA, says Trump wants it ‘remade’

In a shift, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared on Sunday to walk back earlier plans for a sweeping dismantling of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, saying Trump wants to "remake" it.

NBC News on MSN · 1d

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA 'remade,' not dismantled

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Sunday that President Donald Trump wants the Federal Emergency Management Agency "remade."

NOLA.com5d

Trump-appointed council to overhaul FEMA meets in New Orleans. 'Not political theater.'

Trump’s FEMA council, led by Kristi Noem, met amid U.S. floods to discuss major changes, including possibly shifting disaster ...

Federal News Network3d

FEMA Review Council digs into agency functions, responsibilities

The FEMA Review Council is now diving into what responsibilities could be offloaded to states or other entities ...

E&E News6d

Trump’s FEMA council meets Wednesday as agency helps Texas

The president created the FEMA Review Council to recommend overhauling the agency. The meeting collides with FEMA's response ...

6don MSN

Gov. Landry to meet with Trump’s FEMA review group in New Orleans

President Donald Trump has said he wants to begin phasing out FEMA after this hurricane season. And Wednesday (July 9), the ...

3don MSN

Trump gives FEMA funds for catastrophic flooding as agency’s future is up in the air

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that he planned to start “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after the hurricane season.While in Texas on Friday and meeting with first ...

3don MSN

Trump administration moves away from abolishing FEMA

As Trump heads to Texas to see the impact of last week’s deadly flash floods, the White House has backed away from plans to ...

Spectrum News4d

Noem reiterates plan to eliminate FEMA in its current form as Trump defers on topic amid floods

Asked shortly after the floods about his plans for the agency, Trump said he wanted to “talk about it later" and deferred on ...

Reuters5mon

Trump establishes council to review federal disaster response agency

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order establishing a review council to evaluate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), ...

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