What Happened Today – September 12, 2026

FEMA headquarters building at 500 C Street SW in Washington, DC, with the agency sign and Homeland Security seal

FEMA headquarters in Washington, the agency Homeland Security tried to cut in half over FEMA's own objections before a federal judge ruled the plan illegal Friday. (GAO photo)

The officials who planned to cut FEMA in half deleted their Signal messages about it. Judge Susan Illston ruled Friday that their plan broke the law. She found that Donald Trump’s Homeland Security Department stripped FEMA of control over its own people and committed the agency to getting rid of more than 10,000 employees, with … Read more

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