Fema employees who criticized Trump cuts reinstated after months on leave | Trump administration

Fema employees who criticized Trump cuts reinstated after months on leave | Trump administration

Fourteen employees with the US Federal Emergency Management Agency returned to work this week, after spending eight months on administrative leave for signing a public letter criticizing the Trump administration. The so-called “Katrina declaration,” despatched final August to members of Congress and a federal council fashioned to assist decide Fema’s future, was written as a…

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Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Democrat accused of stealing FEMA funds, set to face rare ethics “trial”

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Democrat accused of stealing FEMA funds, set to face rare ethics “trial”

Washington — The House Ethics Committee on Thursday will maintain a rare public “trial” for Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida, who’s accused of stealing $5 million in federal pandemic funds and utilizing some of the cash to enhance her congressional marketing campaign. Republicans are already attempting to expel Cherfilus-McCormick from Congress over the allegations….

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Top US Fema official claims to have teleported to a Waffle House before | Trump administration

Top US Fema official claims to have teleported to a Waffle House before | Trump administration

A far-right conspiracy theorist turned high-ranking official on the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) claims to have as soon as teleported to a Waffle House. Gregg Phillips, who in December was appointed to lead Fema’s workplace of response and restoration, has spoken on “multiple podcasts” about being teleported towards his will, CNN reported on…

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