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U.S. troops are sharing command stations and vehicles with civilian immigration authorities at the southern U.S. border under an emergency declaration from President Donald Trump.
Former FEMA official Jeremy Edwards joined Morning Joe after the resignation of the agency’s Urban Search and Rescue chief, who reportedly quit over the Trump administration’s delayed response to deadly flooding in Texas.
Indiana Governor Mike Braun thanked Trump for his approval of $15.1 million in funding, which will go toward assisting recovery after a string of tornadoes hit the state in March. In announcing the state’s funding, Trump also reminded people that he won “BIG” in the state in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 presidential elections.
The head of FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue branch has resigned, following crippling delays in the agency's response to the catastrophic flooding disaster in Central Texas. The decision was likely in part due to the agency's delayed response to the flooding disaster in Central Texas.
The administration supported search and rescue operations in Kerr County, Texas, after at least 120 people died and dozens went missing in deadly floods.
In a shift, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared on Sunday to walk back earlier plans for a sweeping dismantling of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, saying Trump wants to "remake" it.
FEMA announced in April that it was ending the funding to eliminate “waste, fraud and abuse.” The program saved taxpayers more than $150 billion over 20 years, the plaintiffs said.
FEMA is starting a “detention support grant program” to cover the cost of states building temporary facilities, according to an agency announcement.