Matt Gagnon criticizes the federal response to the Texas floods, blaming bureaucratic obstacles and the Trump administration’s policies. He highlights that FEMA now requires Homeland Security Christy Noem’s approval for contracts over $100,000, delaying disaster response. This rule stripped FEMA of autonomy, causing delays in deploying Urban Search and Rescue teams. Gagnon argues that FEMA’s inefficiencies are systemic, spanning multiple administrations, and not solely due to the Trump administration’s plans to dismantle FEMA. He suggests that local responses, like Texas’s immediate action, might be more effective than the federal bureaucracy.
A woman in Indiana who put off dental surgery because she doesn't know if she can afford the copay. A Florida couple with young children who are depleting their savings. A grandmother in Idaho who plans to sell her car to pay the rent. They are among the tens of thousands Transportation Security Administration officers set to receive another $0 paycheck this week.
Two people were killed and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport, officials said.
Federal immigration officers have been seen at an airport in Atlanta after President Donald Trump said he'd deploy agents to supplement the Transportation Security Administration during a government shutdown that has caused long lines at security checkpoints across the country.
