There are some major contradictions in President Donald Trump’s view of what government should do to help and protect Americans as expressed this week.

President Donald Trump said the Federal Emergency Management Agency will begin to phase out after the current hurricane season. People gather at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at A.C. Reynolds High School in Asheville, North Carolina, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (Makiya Seminera | AP Photo) Makiya Seminera | AP Photo

The fire was still burning into the night and hundreds of people were still under evacuation orders in the gorge, not allowed to return to their homes.

Oklahoma depends heavily on FEMA for disaster recovery and emergency aid, but proposed federal cuts and leadership resignations threaten the agency’s future role in the state.

The Hunger Network warns 17 hot meal locations serving thousands of vulnerable residents could shut down July 1 without county intervention as they continue to wait for federal funding to arrive.

The GOP's proposed federal cuts to Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency may hit the Southeast harder than any other region.

As hurricane season begins, experts in storms and disasters worry about massive cuts to the federal system that forecasts, tracks and responds to storms.

Flames broke out on Savannah Lane, just off Vicksburg Street, Thursday night. Loeffler, Trump’s pick to lead the Small Business Administration, owns 136,555 shares worth of the company’s stock.

These cuts directly impact the counties’ ability to plan and prepare for large-scale disasters, leaving officials in limbo as they await further direction from FEMA and federal