In October 2025, after summer storms severely affected areas of the United States, U.S. President Donald Trump, a Republican, approved Federal Emergency Management Assistance disaster relief aid for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Trump administration halted disaster aid Sunday to states for long-term rebuilding projects in order to focus on emergency ...

Sam Vigersky is an international affairs fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. When Hurricane Melissa, a category 5 storm, barreled toward southwest Jamaica in late October, an unfamiliar ...

LANSING, MI - The Trump administration has denied Michigan’s request to unlock millions more in disaster aid for northern Michigan after a spring ice storm wrecked the region’s power grid and left ...

The FEMA Review Council recommends replacing the decades-old system for distributing money to states with a plan triggered by weather conditions, not monetary damage. A panel of experts established by ...

The Homeland Security secretary and others warn that consultants are slowing recovery projects potentially to “maximize billable hours.” Consultants that help states navigate the complex process of ...

President Donald Trump approved major disaster declarations for three states on Oct. 23, while the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied similar requests from Illinois and Wisconsin that same day ...

As Senate Democrats try to block funding for the Department of Homeland Security, federal disaster aid may end up an unintended casualty of the legislative push. The Federal Emergency Management ...