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The Trump administration says it wants to eliminate FEMA. Here’s what we know
Rebecca Hersher President Trump says the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, should be eliminated, and that states should take on more responsibility for responding to and preparing for extreme weather and other disasters. That would mean big changes for the millions of Americans who rely on FEMA after hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, floods and other weather…
Trump officials will put 4,700 USAID employees on leave and eliminate 1,600 jobs
By Fatma Tanis , Melody Schreiber The Trump administration is putting nearly all of USAID’s 4,700 full-time employees on paid administrative leave at midnight Sunday and will subsequently terminate 1,600 of those positions as part of a “reduction in force,” according to a memo that was widely distributed to agency staff Sunday afternoon and later…