Kristi Noem Under Fire
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Colorado lawmakers are calling out Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, following a three-day delay of FEMA's response to those in the Texas floods. FOX31's Matt Mauro has local reactions.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) hammered Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem over the federal response to deadly Texas flooding that has killed at least 120 people, claiming
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During his first weekend back in the White House, Trump again visited North Carolina to scope out Helene damage and toured the aftermath of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. But he also used those trips to sharply criticize the Biden administration and California officials.
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 abolish FEMA, officials said.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has doubled down on her past calls to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) — but also says it should be “remade” as the agency responds to floods in Texas.
FEMA officials are two months behind in posting grant application guidelines, which are expected to reflect President Trump’s demand for cooperation on his priorities.
Nearly one week after flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country and killed at least 119 people, it appears the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency isn’t acting much at all to lead his agency’s response to the disaster — and the media isn’t bothering to ask why he is missing in action at such a critical time.
Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. For months, officials at FEMA have been warning that the agency is unprepared for disasters due to the mass exodus of experienced emergency managers and the looming threat of it being dismantled.