States reeling from winter storm encounter a smaller FEMA

By: Cassandra Stephenson

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: January 29, 2026

Words: 1,529

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago


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States slammed by a deadly, multiday winter storm that left hundreds of thousands of people without power in bitter cold are looking to a slimmed-down Federal Emergency Management Agency for support.

The immediate aftermath of the wide-sweeping storm — and the recovery process on the horizon — will provide another test for the second Trump administration’s reshaped disaster response agency.

Trump has approved emergency declarations for 12 states. That opens pathways for state governments …

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