FEMA admin testifies about misinformation, funding and Trump supporters after Helene
Helene ravaged North Carolina communities after it made landfall in September. FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell testifies ...
FEMA on the Hot Seat as Biden Seeks Disaster Relief Package
Public attention in recent weeks has focused on a scandal emerging from FEMA’s relief efforts in Lake Placid, Florida, in the ...
House Republicans grill FEMA administrator over alleged political bias
Republican lawmakers on Tuesday grilled FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell on her agency's handling of hurricane recovery ...
FEMA Chief Backs Probe of Alleged Trump Bias in Relief Efforts
Criswell testified before a House subcommittee reviewing the federal response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Her appearance ...
FEMA chief grilled about government's response to hurricanes Helene and Milton
The administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Deanne Criswell, faced questions from House lawmakers for ...
FEMA director vows to request IG investigation into order to avoid Trump supporters' houses
FEMA Director Deanne Criswell says she will request an inspector general investigation into orders for workers to avoid ...
FEMA administrator says she supports investigation of alleged Trump bias in relief efforts
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency tells lawmakers she has encouraged the agency’s inspector general to ...
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FEMA just got $20B for disasters. It’s almost gone.
The agency has burned through more than 75 percent of the $20 billion that Congress approved for the fiscal year beginning on ...
FEMA administrator calls for investigation into political bias allegations
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell has requested an investigation into claims that a former employee instructed workers to ...
FEMA officials ‘view Trump supporters as domestic terrorists,’ whistleblower tells House Oversight Committee
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) revealed that the “new whistleblower” claimed a FEMA contractor who ...
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FEMA chief warns of dwindling reserves, aid restrictions
If Congress does not approve additional money, FEMA will restrict disaster aid “within the next few weeks,” Criswell said. The agency restricted spending for nearly two months in August and September ...