Court blocks Trump plan to shrink FEMA workforce, preserves agency independence
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A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration overstepped its authority by ordering cuts to FEMA’s temporary reservists, blocking moves to shrink the agency’s workforce and its control over disaster response; the decision upholds FEMA’s independence post-Katrina, with a separate ruling on potential remedies expected next month.
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