Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says President Trump still hasn’t released all of the FEMA disaster relief funds he “promised” for recovery from the Eaton and Palisades fires, which devastated the Los Angeles area nearly 20 months ago.
FEMA has come under fire over workforce cuts and lack of strategic planning, as a new government watchdog report warns the agency may not be prepared for future disasters. On top of that, wildfire survivors in California are now dealing with cuts to a key recovery lifeline, after FEMA stalled federal funding. CORE Response’s Ann Lee said in reaction to the cuts, “if the funding does not come through, there's thousands of families that we are not going to be able to continue to support.”
The Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel’s opinion withdraws a Clinton-era opinion that only required the welfare programs themselves to report undocumented migrants.
A California family's $18 million COVID-relief fraud scheme, complete with ankle-bracelet escapes and a fugitive chase to Montenegro, has inspired new Senate legislation aimed at blocking convicted fraudsters' household members from federal money. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the No Cash for Cohabitating Kins of Crooks Act, a bill that would bar anyone living with […] The post Sen. Joni Ernst targets 'fraudster families' with bill to cut off relatives of convicted scammers from federal aid appeared first on American Almanac .
A California family's $18 million COVID-relief fraud scheme, complete with ankle-bracelet escapes and a fugitive chase to Montenegro, has inspired new Senate legislation aimed at blocking convicted fraudsters' household members from federal money. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the No Cash for Cohabitating Kins of Crooks Act, a bill that would bar anyone living with a convicted criminal or fraudster from receiving federal grants, loans, subawards, or reimbursements. Ernst rolled out the legislation alongside her August Squeal Award, a monthly spotlight on government waste that this time named 15 families she says collectively swindled taxpayers out of roughly $50 million. The bill and the award share a common thread: fraud that runs…Open
President Trump has approved federal disaster assistance for Indiana after days of severe weather and historic flooding. LiveNOW's Anna Marsick spoke with Delaware County, IN Sheriff Tony Skinner about the recovery efforts. MORE: Flash Flood Emergencies were issued during the week across east-central Indiana as torrential rainfall caused life-threatening flash flooding across the region. The flooding comes as severe storms stretch at least 250 miles long and 60 miles wide. According to the FOX Forecast Center, destructive storms that produced 90 to 100 mph winds moved across northern Indiana. Indiana Gov. Mike Braun held a news conference to assess damage from Tuesday’s severe storms and coordinate resources as widespread power outages,…
INDIANAPOLIS -- During a news conference on Saturday, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun said he spoke with President Donald Trump, who said that he is galvanizing FEMA to complete a Presidential Emergency Declaration In a news release from Braun's office, he said that Trump "intends to approve the Governor's request for a Presidential Emergency Declaration." This [...]
Host Alicia Nieves tracks breaking news out of the Midwest where historic flooding has put entire towns underwater. In Indiana, the governor declared a state of emergency, as the Hoosier State prepares for another round of storms. 00:00 -- Introduction 02:35 -- Now: Another round of storms hits Indiana 13:05 -- White House searches for new press secretary 17:30 -- Now: Another round of storms hits Indiana 28:50 -- New aircraft carrier heading to Middle East 37:55 -- Claude to mark AI-generated content
Trump's announcement comes as the National Weather Service warns of severe thunderstorms, large hail, and severe wind gusts across the northern Plains and upper Midwest.
Experts say FEMA's publicly available flood maps give homeowners a false sense of security about their actual flood risk, a gap that left fewer than 1% of homes in one hard-hit North Carolina county carrying insurance when Hurricane Helene struck. Liz Barker woke to a flash flood emergency alert on her phone the morning of […] The post FEMA flood maps leave millions of homeowners exposed, and the agency knows it appeared first on American Almanac .
Experts say FEMA's publicly available flood maps give homeowners a false sense of security about their actual flood risk, a gap that left fewer than 1% of homes in one hard-hit North Carolina county carrying insurance when Hurricane Helene struck. Liz Barker woke to a flash flood emergency alert on her phone the morning of September 27, 2024. A mandatory evacuation was already in place for her home in Swannanoa, North Carolina, a small community just outside Asheville. She grabbed her teenage daughter and their dog and left. When the water from the Swannanoa River finally dropped days later, Barker came back to find her house had been submerged to the attic. It was uninhabitable. She had no flood insurance. Barker was not alone.…Open
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened to strip states of federal election-related aid if they don't comply with the administration's voting roll probe.