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A member of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force searches a flood-damaged property with a search canine in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on October 4, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. At least 215 people were killed in six states in the wake of the powerful hurricane which made landfall as a Category 4. President Joe Biden ordered the deployment of 1,000 active duty U.S. soldiers to assist with storm relief efforts in what is now the deadliest U.S. mainland hurricane since Hurricane Katrina. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Trump: Administration planning to ‘wean off’ FEMA, ‘bringing it down to state level’ after 2025 hurricane season

President Donald Trump has declared his intention to dismantle the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) following the 2025 hurricane season, transferring its responsibilities to individual state governments instead.

US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy speaks during a briefing about the mid-air crash between American Airlines flight 5342 and a military helicopter in Washington, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Divers pulled bodies from the icy waters of Washington's Potomac river Thursday after a US military helicopter collided midair with a passenger plane carrying 64 people, with officials saying there were likely no survivors. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Transportation Secretary Duffy Surveys Hurricane Helene Storm Damage, Residents Say They Already Feel ‘Forgotten’

President Donald Trump’s transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, took a trip to North Carolina and Tennessee in order to examine the aftermath damage left by “Hurricane Helene,” which occurred in late September 2024 — when President Joe Biden was still in office.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, is sworn in during her confirmation hearing before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill on January 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Noem is expected to face questions about the incoming Trump administration’s plans to crack down on illegal immigration. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

Kristi Noem Confirmed As Department Of Homeland Security Secretary

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has been confirmed by the Senate as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the media following the Supreme Court's ruling on charges against former President Donald Trump that he sought to subvert the 2020 election, at the White House on July 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. The highest court ruled 6-3 that presidents have some level of immunity from prosecution when operating within their "constitutional authority," but do not have absolute immunity. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Biden Signs Stopgap Funding Bill Into Law

A new version of a stopgap spending bill has been signed by President Joe Biden following a deadline for a partial government shutdown.