FEMA’s urban search and rescue chief Ken Pagurek resigned after a Kristi Noem policy requiring her personal approval for funding delayed the Texas flood response by 72 hours.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suspends NOAA’s climate-driven rainfall prediction tool development weeks after deadly Texas flooding.
Gov. Hobbs demands federal inquiry after officials chose controlled burn strategy that destroyed historic Grand Canyon Lodge during Arizona’s driest season.
Noem denies New York Times report that her $100,000 contract approval policy delayed FEMA call center renewals during Texas floods that killed 129 people.
FEMA acting administrator Richardson skips response to Texas flooding that killed 120 as DHS Secretary Noem assumes unprecedented disaster leadership role.
Trump calls reporter “evil person” for asking if flood warnings could have saved lives then praises conservative outlet as “nice reporter.”
Commerce Secretary Lutnick calls weather service layoff reports “fake news” while half of all national weather offices operate with 20 percent staff cuts.
House Democrats demand review of whether Trump’s weather service staff cuts delayed flood warnings that could have saved lives.
Noem’s five-day delay renewing call center contracts left FEMA unable to answer two-thirds of flood survivor calls for disaster aid.
Trump and Abbott praise federal flood response during Texas tour despite reports FEMA moved slowly and Noem’s cost-cutting delays hampered rescue efforts.
