Christopher Flavelle

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Christopher Flavelle

By Cameron Hamilton, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was pushed out of his role on Thursday, according to several people familiar with his departure. The move comes as the Trump administration has considered disbanding the agency, which coordinates the federal response to natural disasters, and many other senior leaders have been fired or decided to leave. Hurricane season starts on June 1. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

1 month ago | wlrn.org | Christopher Flavelle |Eduardo Medina

A post from Elon Musk last month trumpeted a supposedly startling discovery by his team of government cost-cutters: The Federal Emergency Management Agency had provided $59 million to house immigrants in the country illegally in New York City. The money, he declared, was “meant for American disaster relief and instead is being spent on high end hotels for illegals!”But if Musk’s goal was to funnel more FEMA money to disaster aid, the fallout from his declaration had the opposite effect.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Christopher Flavelle |Eduardo Medina

A post from Elon Musk last month trumpeted a supposedly startling discovery by his team of government cost-cutters: The Federal Emergency Management Agency had provided $59 million to house immigrants in the country illegally in New York City. The money, he declared, was “meant for American disaster relief and instead is being spent on high end hotels for illegals!”But if Musk’s goal was to funnel more FEMA money to disaster aid, the fallout from his declaration had the opposite effect.

1 month ago | mahoningmatters.com | Christopher Flavelle |Eduardo Medina

A post from Elon Musk last month trumpeted a supposedly startling discovery by his team of government cost-cutters: The Federal Emergency Management Agency had provided $59 million to house immigrants in the country illegally in New York City. The money, he declared, was “meant for American disaster relief and instead is being spent on high end hotels for illegals!”But if Musk’s goal was to funnel more FEMA money to disaster aid, the fallout from his declaration had the opposite effect.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Christopher Flavelle |Melanie Bencosme |James Surdam