FEMA

On Friday, The White House announced that Tulsa will host one of its new federally-run mass vaccination sites.The site will open on Wednesday, April 21 at…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is assisting in COVID-19 vaccinations and managing the influx of migrants at the southern border — with natural disasters looming at the same time.

The deployment highlights an escalation in the Biden administration's response to the increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S. border.

The legislation is set for a vote on the House floor at the end of the week. The Senate is then expected to modify it to ensure it can pass procedural hurdles.

These homeowners are eligible for federal help, but a new report finds that FEMA often fails to provide that assistance.

FEMA says pandemic-related funding is available from other sources, including millions of masks from Health and Human Services. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden blasts the policy change.

The agency usually provides funding for legal aid hotlines after disasters. But the White House has not approved such funding for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Pete Gaynor has extensive experience at the local and state level dealing with natural disasters, but he faces something different now.

In a report, the agency said a nationwide pandemic would result in a shortage of medical supplies, hospitals would be overwhelmed and the economy would shut down.

The employee did not have prolonged contact with people on the White House coronavirus task force, the agency says.