Trump administration violated court order by pausing FEMA grants, judge rules

FEMA: Democrats question Homeland Security secretary

(The Center Square) – Four Democrats from North Carolina want answers from the Homeland Security secretary about President Donald Trump’s consideration to eliminate FEMA.

As tornados and flooding hit the U.S., Trump is ending a program that helps cities prepare for disasters

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is known for responding to extreme weather like hurricanes and wildfires—the kinds of disasters that are becoming more intense and more common as climate change gets worse. The agency also has a program that sends billions of dollars proactively to communities, municipalities, and states so that they can prepare for these events before they hit.  In an internal FEMA memorandum obtained and first …

Trump Is In Violation Of An Injunction That Allows Approved Grant Funds To Flow, Says RI Judge - CleanTechnica

Yesterday a Rhode Island federal judge ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to stop withholding grant funds to states. Rhode Island US District Chief Judge John McConnell has found President Donald Trump’s administration in violation of a preliminary injunction he issued last month, as reported by WPRI in Providence. ... [continued] The post Trump Is In Violation Of An Injunction That Allows Approved Grant Funds To Flow, Says R…

Judge rules President Trump can’t freeze disaster relief to states

A Rhode Island judge sided with Democratic state attorneys general on Friday, ruling that the Trump administration violated a court order by freezing Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds allocated for disaster relief.U.S. District Judge John McConnell of Rhode Island found that the Trump administration violated his court order that ordered the administration to not pause or terminate federal financial assistance to states, including …

Judge Rules Trump 'Covertly' Withheld FEMA Funding From States With Sanctuary Laws

A judge revealed the Trump administration has been withholding federal aid from blue states with sanctuary laws, defying a previous court order.

A U.S. federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration violated a previous court order by halting payments of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds to…