Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders ...

Uncertainty is hanging over this year’s hurricane season as meteorologists predict “above-normal” activity and the Trump administration sends shifting signals over the future of the federal ...

Chantal caused catastrophic flooding and six deaths in central North Carolina. Orange County leaders said the cost of repairs ...

Trump Blames Migrants, Not the Climate Crisis, for FEMA Funding Issues While the nation’s politicians decide whether or not to act, undocumented migrants will likely make up a large percentage ...

Most recently, in an interview held June 10, 2025, the President announced he plans to "phase out" FEMA after the 2025 hurricane season. Whether driven by fiscal constraints, political ideology ...

A coalition of 20 state attorneys general claims President Trump illegally terminated FEMA's pre-disaster mitigation program.

While recently-criticized FEMA funds used for migrant issues is formally partitioned from disaster relief (DRF), Roy said COVID-19 response-related funding falls in the disaster relief pot.

FEMA, Facing Money Shortage, Issues Warning About Hurricane Milton. ... "Without additional funding, FEMA would be required to forego longer-term recovery activities in favor of meeting urgent needs.

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Misinformation about FEMA funding being sent to support migrants caught on in particular. Since 2019, during Donald Trump’s first term, ... among other issues.

FEMA faces critical funding shortages and staffing challenges as Hurricane Helene recovery efforts ... and I’m more concerned about their workforce issues now than I ever have been,” said ...

The ruling comes after Elon Musk claimed, without evidence, that $59 million in FEMA funds were used to cover high-end hotels for migrants.