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Gas Prices Hit Highest Level in Four Years as Americans’ Anxiety Over Energy Costs Skyrockets
April 28, 2026
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WHERE’S WHATLEY? Weeks from Hurricane Season, Trump’s FEMA Review Council Recommends Weakening Disaster Response
Raleigh, NC – Just weeks from hurricane season, Trump’s FEMA Review Council released its recommendations to overhaul the agency – further gutting our federal disaster response and pushing the costs of recovery onto states and local communities. Since taking office, Trump has systematically slashed disaster preparedness and response. Michael Whatley, the GOP Senate Candidate for […]
May 7, 2026
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With Hurricane Season Weeks Away, Abbott Endorsed Gutting Texas’s Federal Disaster Safety Net
AUSTIN, TX – Just weeks before hurricane season, Trump’s FEMA Review Council – on which Governor Greg Abbott serves – released its recommendations to overhaul the agency, further gutting federal disaster response and shifting the costs of recovery onto states and local communities. Texas faces some of the nation’s most destructive natural disasters, including hurricanes, floods, […]
May 7, 2026
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Weeks from Hurricane Season, Trump’s FEMA Review Council Recommends Weakening Disaster Response
Washington, DC – Just weeks from hurricane season, Trump’s FEMA Review Council released its recommendations to overhaul the agency – further gutting our federal disaster response and pushing the costs of recovery onto states and local communities.
May 7, 2026
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ICYMI: The New York Times: It’s Harder Than Ever to Get Federal Disaster Aid. Even in Red States.
Washington, DC – The New York Times reported that Trump has taken longer to approve or deny federal disaster aid than previous administrations, especially for states that did not vote for him.
May 4, 2026
REMINDER: Trump Is Still a Threat to Disaster Relief
Washington, DC – Today, after keeping the Department of Homeland Security shut down for 76 days — the longest funding lapse in history — and allowing FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund to hit critical lows, congressional Republicans agreed to end the funding freeze.
April 30, 2026
Trump and Republicans Allow FEMA Disaster Relief Fund to Hit Critical Low
Washington, DC – As wildfires spread across the South and severe storms cause massive damage across the country, FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund has entered a financial danger zone because of the ongoing Republican shutdown.
April 29, 2026
Trump Continues to Politicize Disaster Relief, Denying Flooding and Wildfire Aid to Colorado
Washington, DC – Trump continued his record of politicizing disaster relief by rejecting Colorado’s request for flooding and wildfire aid for a second time.
April 15, 2026
ICYMI: Grist: Trump wants to shutter FEMA. Will Markwayne Mullin get it done?
Washington, DC – Grist reported that under Trump’s new Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, FEMA is in disarray ahead of hurricane season because of Trump’s massive cuts to the agency.
April 14, 2026
En el mismo bote: Historias de la crisis climática – Día de la Tierra: lecciones ignoradas
Día de la Tierra: lecciones ignoradas Hace 56 años, 20 millones de estadounidenses salieron a la calle a protestar por algo que consideraban esencial: una crisis ambiental severa, con síntomas claros como derrames de petróleo y contaminación del aire y de los ríos. El presidente republicano de aquella época era Richard Nixon, quien abusó de […]
April 9, 2026
El secretario del DHS, Mullin, insta a los estados a que lideren la respuesta ante desastres en lugar de la FEMA
La Administración Trump ha trasladado sistemáticamente la responsabilidad de la respuesta ante desastres a los estados y las comunidades locales WASHINGTON — Mientras evaluaba la recuperación tras el huracán Helene en Carolina del Norte, el secretario de Seguridad Nacional, Markwayne Mullin, dijo que la respuesta ante desastres debería estar a cargo de cada estado y […]
April 8, 2026