The Latest Breaking News from FEMA

GoFundMe raises $250m for LA fires victims, more than for all other disasters last year

The fundraising platform saw more than a million donors in all 50 states and 160 countries donate to relief and recovery

The Guardian - US · Feb 11, 2025

Payments stopped for migrant housing in New York after Musk blasts money for hotels

Musk gave no evidence to support his claim

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025

If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response alone?

Imagine a world in which a hurricane devastates the Gulf Coast, and the U.S. has no federal agency prepared to quickly send supplies, financial aid and temporary housing assistance.

The Conversation · Feb 10, 2025

Wasteful FEMA Spending Topped $9 Billion During the Pandemic

One grant for $1.1 billion was supported by one sheet of paper and didn’t include itemized costs for the project.

Reason · Feb 6, 2025

How the nonprofit Change Reaction gets money to LA households impacted by wildfires so fast

As Angelenos reel from the devastating wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes and businesses and killed at least 29 people, an LA-based nonprofit is giving some of those impacted fast, unrestricted help by handing out cash payments of as much as $5,000

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025

FEMA Is a Disaster. Trump Is Right To Demand Changes.

The agency is ineffective, duplicative, and expensive.

Reason · Feb 4, 2025

Six times Trump criticised Democrats for things he also supported

Trump criticised Democrats for actions he also supported, such as banning TikTok and altering healthcare policies.

Al Jazeera · Feb 4, 2025

Who gets more disaster aid? Republican states. Experts explain that and more about FEMA

Federal disaster aid is nearly everywhere

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2025

All the executive orders Trump has signed so far

The US president signed orders to impose tariffs, end birthright citizenship, curb DEI efforts and more

The Guardian - US · Jan 29, 2025

‘No rebuilding without them’: Trump’s immigration crackdown will affect disaster recovery

Saket Soni, founder of Resilience Force, says skilled restoration workers, with a range of legal statuses, are doing the arduous task of repairing US cities affected by disasters

The Guardian - US · Jan 29, 2025