The trump administration has suspended a $3.6 billion fema disaster resilience program, cut the fema workforce and disrupted routine training Today, under the direction of president donald j Trump, secretary kristi noem announced $59 million in initial, expedited federal emergency management agency (fema) public assistance funding to support the state of missouri’s debris removal and recovery efforts following the tornado that struck the st Louis region in may of 2025. The federal government promised an oregon hospital millions of dollars to help prepare for an earthquake They're still waiting for the money.
Latest news on fema, the federal emergency management agency responsible for responding to, planning for, and mitigating disasters in the united states News about federal emergency management agency, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. Trump's fema disaster aid approvals fell largely along party lines in october 2025 in one truth social post announcing aid for alaska, he noted he won big in 2016, 2020, and 2024 within the state. After severe weather this spring, some states waited as long as eight weeks for approval on their disaster declaration requests, and several requests are still pending.
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