What can Trump realistically do about FEMA? – CBS News Watch CBS News People on both sides of the political aisle think the Federal Emergency Management Agency needs to change, but could President Trump’s plan to address issues worsen things? Sophia Cai, White House reporter for Politico, and Fin Gómez, CBS News political reporter, join … Read more
Trump during his Los Angeles visit says “You don’t need FEMA” – CBS News Watch CBS News As President Trump visited Los Angeles and met victims who lost their homes in the area’s historic wildfires, he suggested that the future of FEMA is uncertain. The damage caused by the Palisades and Eaton fires is now … Read more
An Education Department employee was attending a funeral this week when she got the call: She was being placed on administrative leave because she works on projects that connect Black students, among others, to federal government programs. A disabled veteran employed at the Department of Veterans Affairs grew emotional when he heard about the rescinding … Read more
Trump considering major changes at FEMA, removes Fauci’s federal security detail – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump said Friday he was planning to sign an executive order that could lead to an overhaul, or elimination, of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan examines what this could mean. She … Read more
Washington — President Trump said Friday that he would sign an executive order to overhaul or possibly even abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as he visited North Carolina, months after it was hit hard by flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. Mr. Trump said the order would “begin the process of fundamentally reforming and overhauling … Read more
As the first embers of the Eaton fire began showering homes in Pasadena and Altadena, Calif., this month, evacuation orders went out within minutes. But one neighborhood did not get the order to leave for hours, well after some homes there had already caught fire. The consequences appear to have been fatal. Of the 17 … Read more