Homeland Security & Emergency Management

5+ hour, 41+ min ago   (183+ words) Communities across Georgia that were hit hard by Hurricane Helene will begin learning in November whether they will get a share of federal relief funding earmarked for water projects. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded the state nearly $500 million to help…...

8+ hour, 21+ min ago   (416+ words) The Federal Emergency Management Agency has thrown New Orleans a lifeline to complete repairs on the long-vacant Municipal Auditorium by extending the project’s deadline to 2028, city officials said Monday. Mayor Helena Moreno in February said the city applied for an…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago   (120+ words) New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno announced that FEMA has approved the city's request for additional time to complete the $38 million restoration of the Municipal Auditorium. This funding would extend the project deadline to February 14, 2028. The city says the approval represents…...

3+ hour, 28+ min ago   (287+ words) The Baldwin County Commission has announced the issuance of roughly $12 million in disaster recovery funds for 10 projects in Baldwin County in areas impacted by hurricanes Sally and Zeta. Part of the plan was Baldwin County establishing a local program for…...

6+ hour, 13+ min ago   (386+ words) The Department of Homeland Security’s proposal to reduce the federal disaster management agency’s workforce by half is arbitrary and capricious in violation of federal admnistrative law, a federal judge said. While the court granted a federal worker union’s motion for…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago   (577+ words) In a pair of rulings, a judge said the feds acted unlawfully when they tried to cut half of FEMA's staff and intentionally deleted chats about the plan. SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A federal judge shot down the Trump administration’s plan…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (582+ words) Democratic-led states and cities filed lawsuits Monday challenging a federal rule set to begin Friday that they say gives President Donald Trump’s administration broad discretion to deny green cards to immigrants who rely on public assistance for food, healthcare, housing…...

5+ hour, 56+ min ago   (1032+ words) The lawsuit seeks to block a new ‘public charge’ rule that would allow immigration officials to consider a wider range of government benefits when deciding green card and visa applications New York and 21 other states, along with the District of…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago   (212+ words) BOTHELL, Wash. - FEMA approved more than $39 million in post-disaster funding for recovery and resilience projects in Oregon and Washington. According to FEMA, the Trump Administration is delivering this funding to help communities recover from recent disasters and strengthen their resilience…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago   (325+ words) New Jersey attorney general says policy will harm immigrant families, public health and state finances By David Wildstein, September 14 2026 12:37 pm Attorney General Jennifer Davenport has joined 21 other attorneys general in suing the Department of Homeland Security over a new public…...