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The visit by acting Administrator David Richardson is his first known trip to a disaster site since President Donald Trump ...
David Richardson hasn't made public appearances, statements or social media postings since last week's flood. Former FEMA officials say that's concerning.
FEMA Acting Administrator David Richardson has been absent during the federal response to the floods in Texas, prompting concerns about his leadership. At such a critical moment in US history, we need ...
Rachel Maddow introduces viewers to the unfamiliar image of Donald Trump's pick to lead FEMA, David Richardson, who finally ...
Nearly one week after flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country and killed at least 119 people, it appears the acting ...
More than a week after massive flooding killed at least 132 people in central Texas, acting administrator David Richardson emerged in Kerr County, Texas.
In a shift, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared on Sunday to walk back earlier plans for a sweeping dismantling ...
Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that ...
Former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told E&E News that the head of FEMA should be on the ground “to talk to local ...
The director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency sent his federal counterpart a letter this month urging the ...
In the wake of deadly flooding in Texas, we don’t know where the current FEMA chief is, or whether he’s doing the job. That’s ...
Disaster at FEMA
Noem is right that FEMA’s current deployment seems to not be working all that well. But no matter how officials describe ...