is reportedly on the verge of taking the administration to court, even after the Justice Department dropped criminal charges against Adams. City Hall officials became aware of $80 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency funds missing from city coffers earlier this week, Politico Friday. The funds are supposed to assist the nation’s most populated city in providing with shelter and other services. “The Law Department is currently drafting litigation papers with respect to this matter,” Muriel Goode-Trufant, the city’s corporation counsel, wrote to City Comptroller Brad Lander.

One week into the Trump administration, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued a directive that the Federal Emergency Management Agency should stop sending money to non-governmental organizations that she characterized as helping “illegal aliens.” But the memo didn’t address money that flowed to state and local governments, fueling confusion at the agency charged with administering federal payments related to migrant housing. FEMA personnel were directed to continue sending those payments.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mismanaged nearly $10 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an audit conducted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration can proceed with efforts to withhold tens of millions of dollars intended to cover hotel costs for migrants in New York City. U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Rhode Island determined that the administration's decision to block Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds designated for housing migrants in New York was not covered by an existing order preventing a broader pause on federal...

As public outcry rose up against the illegal actions of acting president Musk and his reckless crew of hackers, a positive story praising their work was needed, stat! Cue the latest lie, first tweeted out by Musk himself, that FEMA was paying for migrants to stay in “luxury hotels” in NYC. The story was repeated around mainstream outlets (see this version in the Independent) as well as the usual MAGA media ecosystem, and followed up the next day with “results” — the firing of four employees, including FEMA’s chief financial...

Elon Musk's budgetary chainsaw is looming over U.S. disaster prediction and response agencies — just as climate change is making certain types of extreme weather events more common and intense. Why it matters: Cutting the Federal Emergency Management Agency — possibly entirely — and slashing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s budget and mission amid a parade of climate disasters could have disastrous consequences. Between the lines: NOAA's mission is broad and intricately linked with FEMA and state emergency management agencies.

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) fired four employees for making "egregious payments" for New York City hotels used for migrants, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday. Newsweek reached out to FEMA via email for comment. President Donald Trump's successful 2024 campaign heavily focused on illegal immigration and the promise of deporting upward of 11 million people without legal status in the United States.