Six months into Trump’s second term, Americans confront more bureaucracy, more paperwork, more delays and more inefficiencies.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's voice started to break as she described her visit to Kerrville at the epicenter of the Texas Floods but has been accused of delaying FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue crews until Monday,

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem raised eyebrows on social media after claiming Wednesday that one in six survivors of the Maui wildfires resorted to offering “sexual favors” to survive. Noem made the claim during the second meeting of the FEMA Review Council -- the body determining whether the agency should be eliminated and reformed.

DHS blasted CNN’s Texas flood story as false—but their statement confirms FEMA waited 72 hours for Noem’s approval before deploying key rescue resources. The post DHS’s Fiery Rebuttal to CNN on FEMA Response to Texas Floods Ends Up Validating CNN’s 72‑Hour Timeline first appeared on Mediaite.

FEMA officials are two months behind in posting grant application guidelines, which are expected to reflect President Trump’s demand for cooperation on his priorities.

President Trump has repeatedly said that he planned to start "phasing out" the Federal Emergency Management Agency after the hurricane season.

President Trump on Friday surveyed the damage from the catastrophic floods in Texas and sought to reassure residents that his administration is doing everything it can to help. “The first lady and I are here in Texas to express the love and support and the anguish of our entire nation in the aftermath of this really horrific and deadly flood,