Trump says he plans to phase out FEMA
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President Trump said Tuesday that his administration wants to "wean" states off assistance from FEMA after this year's hurricane season.
With concern and confusion over how the federal government will respond to disasters this summer, aid groups are readying to expand the ways they help communities after hurricanes, fires and other storms.
The 2025 hurricane season, forecast by experts to be “above-normal,” began with the start of the month. And, after President Donald Trump’s cuts to Federal Emergency Management Agency’s staffing and financial aid,
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With hurricane season underway, Houston area officials said they are watching closely as federal budget cuts target key programs that have long supported the region's disaster recovery. Since January,
We are heading into this hurricane season with more uncertainty than usual,” Stein said, because funding for FEMA and NOAA are both in flux.