Homeland Security officials have urged disaster response staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency to avoid using the word “ice” in public messaging about the massive winter storm barreling toward much of the United States,

“If we can’t use clear language to help prepare Americans, then people may be left vulnerable and could suffer,” a source told CNN

Nearly 950 households are enrolled in the program, which was previously set to expire on Feb. 28.

Thousands of employees whose contracts end this year will lose their jobs, FEMA managers said at personnel meetings this week. The cuts could hobble the nation's disaster agency.

More than 900 Maui fire survivor households are waiting in limbo for a decision on whether FEMA housing assistance will be extended beyond the end of February. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.

FEMA officials return to Globe, Arizona to reassess flood damage after the state appealed the agency's December denial.

LAHAINA, Hawaii (Island News) -- FEMA has extended housing assistance for Maui wildfire survivors through Feb. 2027, following approval from U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

A funding bill released this week would claw back hundreds of millions of dollars passed to fund electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure passed under the Biden administration. The bill in question,