Powerful figures were “pouring rhetorical fuel on the flames of the very real fire,” says journalist Jacob Soboroff.
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An ex-FEMA official said the agency can’t do disaster response and recovery without the staff that are being laid off.
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FEMA workers say the agency is being gutted under Trump, putting disaster victims at risk.
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“Storms are going to get worse, and it’s not going to be livable,” said a tribal leader from the village of Akiak.
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“I think they were worried about the optics of giving money to Muslim organizations,” one source suggested.
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Project 2025 architect Russell Vought wants to seize the shutdown to further slash spending with mass federal layoffs.
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The state will also get $38 million from ICE for equipment and transportation involved in detaining non-citizens.
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Many families who lost nearly everything to the storm are still slogging through red tape a year later.
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Grassroots climate initiatives are increasingly building in resilience from heat, storms, and the government itself.
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As others languished without FEMA’s help, Noem flew to Florida to tout the $11 million project and meet with the donor.
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“The danger posed to our collective communities … is very real,” said one employee who signed a public letter.
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The administration is illegally retaliating against federal employees for whistleblowing, one advocate said.
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