White House proposes shutting down chemical safety agency by October 2026 in new budget documents, despite board investigating fatal explosions and toxic disasters at industrial facilities nationwide.
FEMA head claims he was “joking” after telling staff he wasn’t aware hurricane season exists while Trump administration considers eliminating the disaster agency.
National Weather Service adds 125 new hires months after Trump administration cuts eliminated over 560 employees just before hurricane season begins.
FEMA acting administrator rescinds agency’s strategic plan less than two weeks before hurricane season starts.
Deadly Kentucky tornado that killed 14 people tracked by weather office struggling with staffing cuts that eliminated overnight shifts at many National Weather Service locations.
Internal FEMA review warns agency “is not ready” for hurricane season as Trump administration halts training, cuts 30% of staff, and disrupts critical preparations.
National Weather Service seeks internal transfers to fill 155 vacancies as Houston office loses all management and Kansas facility ends 24/7 operations, but hiring freeze remains.
New FEMA head Richardson tells staff he will ‘run right over’ those who resist changes as agency faces major cuts.
At a House hearing, Kristi Noem says FEMA should be scrapped and disaster aid converted to state grants.
FEMA ends door-to-door disaster outreach as Trump administration shifts aid responsibilities to states.
National Weather Service to resume translating forecasts after contract lapse endangered non-English speakers.
Trump administration cancels $400 million in AmeriCorps grants, cutting 41 percent of the agency’s 2025 budget.
DOGE orders AmeriCorps to cut disaster relief corps, stripping young workers of jobs and college aid.
FEMA denies disaster aid to Washington for bomb cyclone damage after Trump demands immigration and DEI compliance.
Dozens of DHS staffers given lie detector tests over leak probe, with at least one FEMA employee escorted out.
Trump administration doesn’t renew contract for translating weather alerts and forecasts, cutting access for non-English speakers.
Rubio-led State Department fires U.S. aid workers while they conduct earthquake relief in Myanmar, where over 3,000 have died.
Trump administration ends disaster prep grant program for communities, cancels pending funds and past awards.
Trump pledges U.S. aid after Asia quake kills over 1,000 as former USAID disaster chief calls response system ‘in shambles’.
Noem said the Trump administration plans to eliminate FEMA’s long-term disaster programs and eliminate the agency’s rebuilding role.
FEMA hiring overhaul puts most disaster-response workers under DHS review as Trump and Noem move to gut the agency before hurricane season.
Johns Hopkins Univ. has begun laying off more than 2,000 workers after the WH cut USAID funding for programs it administers.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting sued FEMA for halting $40M in emergency alert system upgrades, saying it endangers real-time disaster warnings.
Federal Judge Amir Ali ordered the White House to provide a status report by Friday on unpaid invoices to relief groups for work done before Feb. 13.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says 83% of USAID’s programs have been eliminated, with the State Department taking over the rest.
United Nations’ WFP closes Johannesburg hub after Trump aid cuts, shifts its hub 2,500 miles away to Nairobi.
After firing 1,000 FEMA employees, Trump saw over a dozen senior executives leave and has threatened to disband the disaster relief agency.
Fired USAID employees and HIV advocates protested in the Capitol including a “die-in”. Police arrested 20 people.
Hundreds at USAID’s humanitarian aid bureau were fired by email late Friday night, raising doubts about Rubio’s claims of aid delivery
Trump admin denies Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s request to extend FEMA deadline for Hurricane Helene victims
FEMA has prohibited employees from speaking to the media without authorization and plans to fire hundreds of people on Tuesday.
Trump’s administration has denied Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s request to extend the FEMA assistance deadline for Hurricane Helene victims.
