A new $608 million grant program from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will give states money to build detention centers for people suspected of being in the United States unlawfully.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. NEW TONIGHT 20 STATES HAVE SUED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, CLAIMING FEMA UNLAWFULLY ENDED A PROGRAM THAT WAS AIMED AT HELPING COMMUNITIES DEAL WITH NATURAL DISASTERS. PENNSYLVANIA ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has proposed cutting nearly $1 billion in grant funding that communities and first responders nationwide use to better prepare ...

A new requirement that states fund immigration enforcement and the apparent axing of a grant program for densely populated urban areas will result in the State of Nevada having significantly less ...

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David Mourer and Rana Mourer pose for a photo in front of a sign reading "Alligator Alcatraz" outside the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Facility, July 12, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. Alexandra ...

In 2020, the massive Cameron Peak and East Troublesome megafires burned millions of acres in Colorado. The fires also sent sediment and debris into waterways that supply Greeley’s drinking water. That ...

Twenty Democratic-led states filed suit Wednesday against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, challenging the elimination of a long-running grant program that helps communities guard against ...

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025 ("FEMA Act") on July 22, 2025. The bipartisan bill, if ...