Trump said he wants to overhaul or eliminate FEMA. Here are disaster-fighting efforts that could be at risk.
FEMA provides funds to governments and individuals to rebuild after natural disasters, but Trump has criticized it for being ...
FEMA tensions pose test for Noem
Political tensions and questions swirling around the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) promise to be a key test for ...
floridaphoenix1d
Get rid of FEMA? Trump-appointed group to look at shifting disaster response to states
Governors and state legislatures may have to bolster their natural disaster response and recovery efforts in the coming years ...
Latin Times13d
Trump DHS Nominee Pledging Faster FEMA Response Time Took Over a Month To Request Aid For Her Own State
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security, vowed to overhaul FEMA's disaster response ...
Trump Has FEMA in His Crosshairs Despite Red State Disasters
States may end up bearing the brunt of natural disaster management instead of benefitting from the resources of the Federal ...
Kristi Noem Is Confirmed as Homeland Security Secretary
The Senate voted on Saturday to confirm Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary, putting a former South Dakota governor in ...
The Hill13d
FEMA, wildfires loom large in Noem hearing
If confirmed, Noem, the former governor of South Dakota, would take office as wildfires ravage California. Both Trump and Noem have placed the blame for the devastating fires on Gov. Gavin Newsom ...
Sioux City Journal12d
State of South Dakota receives notice of potential lawsuit over McCook Lake flood response
The state of South Dakota has received notice that it could be sued by McCook Lake property owners, who say their community ...
Kristi Noem Confirmed As Trump's Homeland Security Secretary
The US Senate on Saturday confirmed South Dakota governor Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a ...