FEMA Removes 14-Year List of Disaster Aid Requests as Scrutiny of Trump Approvals Grows
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Updated · POLITICO · Nov 5
FEMA Removes 14-Year List of Disaster Aid Requests as Scrutiny of Trump Approvals Grows
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Nov 5
Summary
Last week, FEMA dropped from its daily operations briefing the official list of pending disaster aid requests, ending a disclosure that had been publicly circulated since at least 2012.
The agency said the change was an update meant to keep the briefing focused on monitoring incidents and supporting disaster operations nationwide.
Thousands of federal employees and state and local emergency officials receive the briefing, making the removed list a widely used window into pending requests for federal disaster help.
Analysts said the list had helped track whether Trump favored Republican-led states in approving aid, and warned its removal cuts off a key source for examining those decisions.