Trump overrode his own agencies to deny four Democratic disaster requests - POLITICO

The emails and documents, which haven’t previously been reported, shed new light on Trump’s decisions to reject an overwhelming number of requests for disaster aid from Democratic-led states, even as he has approved nearly 90 percent of requests from states that are governed by members of his own party. The revelations also offer a fuller picture of Trump’s tenure over the most partisan distribution of FEMA aid since the agency was created in 1979...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/29/fema-democratic-disaster-requests-trump-01013938

Inside Congress Live

Some Democrats on Capitol Hill have offered plans to fund FEMA and other non-immigration agencies at DHS amid the negotiations over immigration enforcement policy. But top Republicans have rejected that idea... 

 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/27/congress/disaster-aid-wanes-00804052

 

Electricity prices jump after Trump rejects disaster aid for Michigan utilities - POLITICO

The president denied the state's request for federal aid to rebuild power lines after a fierce ice storm last March, a move that could force thousands of rural electricity customers to pay the entire tab...

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/30/electricity-prices-jump-after-trump-rejects-disaster-aid-for-michigan-utilities-00665572 

 

Disaster-battered nations seek $120 billion in adaptation cash - POLITICO

The move at COP30 comes as global climate pollution continues to rise, increasing damage in poorer countries…

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/19/disasters-nations-seek-adaptation-cash-00659410 

 

‘You had to fend for yourself’: Hurricane Katrina haunts New Orleans as Trump guts disaster aid

As survivors and experts reflect on the storm 20 years on, fear is growing that the US is just as unprepared to take on extreme weather amid cuts to Fema…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/aug/26/hurricane-katrina-anniversary-trump-fema

 

#Trump rejected a #FEMA claim for #Maryland Republicans so he could remodel his gold jet

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