It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
A FEMA funding freeze illustrates the extraordinary power of Elon Musk and DOGE, who have made claims of undue benefits for undocumented immigrants and spurred swift action by federal officials.
An email to the aid agency’s employees cited actions “that appear to be designed to circumvent” an executive order by President Trump.
“I’d rather see the states take care of their own problems,” the president said. Federal emergency managers from both parties have made the same argument.
While he has expressed support for North Carolina residents, the president has criticized California’s Democratic leaders and threatened to withhold federal aid from the state.
“I’d rather see the states take care of their own problems,” the president said. Federal emergency managers from both parties have made the same argument.
Mr. Trump had the authority to declare two emergencies. But they also happened to advance his favorite targets: more fossil fuels and less immigration.
Cameron Hamilton does not appear to have experience coordinating responses to large-scale disasters, like the wildfires in California.
In a flurry of unilateral executive actions, Mr. Trump revived disputed claims of broad presidential authority from his first term — and made some new ones. Court battles seem likely.
Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.
California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, and President-elect Donald J. Trump have long feuded. Can the rancor be set aside to help a devastated city recover?