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THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Confirmed: FEMA Workers Skipped Trump Supporters’ Homes After Hurricane, Violating Federal Law.

A government watchdog report reveals FEMA workers bypassed Trump-supporting homes after Hurricane Milton, breaching federal law and agency policy.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has confirmed that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers intentionally skipped homes displaying Trump flags during relief efforts following Hurricane […]

A government watchdog report reveals FEMA workers bypassed Trump-supporting homes after Hurricane Milton, breaching federal law and agency policy. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has confirmed that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers intentionally skipped homes displaying Trump flags during relief efforts following Hurricane Milton in October 2024. The workers cited political signage as justification for bypassing properties, violating the Hatch Act and internal FEMA policies. DETAIL: The Inspector General’s report, released Monday, verified 11 documented cases of politically motivated discrimination, with one FEMA worker explicitly…Open

AXIOS (Alex Isenstadt) - Duffy's push for son-in-law's House campaign sparks backlash in Wisconsin

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is going all-out to get his 26-year-old son-in-law elected to a Wisconsin House seat, infuriating Republicans in the district who say he's abusing his office and access to President Trump . Driving the news: The campaign of first-time candidate Michael Alfonso has Duffy's fingerprints all over it — from Trump's endorsement of him at Duffy's urging, to tens of thousands of dollars in campaign money from transportation interests that the secretary holds sway over. What they're saying: Duffy "is exploiting his Cabinet position and fame to influence an election and hand one of the nation's highest offices to his unqualified, 26-year-old son-in-law," Meg Ellefson, a Wisconsin-based podcaster and former…