Vacation destination scammers rake in big bucks charging tourists for free travel forms

Scammers target Sint Maarten travelers with fake ED card sites appearing in sponsored search results. The official government ...

ED flags ‘info warfare’ angle in NewsClick case

The federal agency has also alleged, in the notice,that funds received by NewsClick were used to orchestrate “information warfare” against India| India News ...
The Financial Express

The ‘convenience’ trap: CA explains why faking your NRI status for better remittance is a legal landmine

CA explains FEMA status change rules for returning NRIs, covering NRE NRO redesignation, FCNR continuation, RNOR taxation, ...
Tax Guru

Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2026

The amended borrowing regulations restrict use of ECB funds for specified sectors including real estate and securities trading. A revised ECB framework with updated definitions, limits, and reporting ...
WRAL

Fact check: Is the FEMA backlog of disaster requests the 'largest in its history'?

A few days before a massive winter storm dumped snow and ice on a large swath of the country, disrupted travel and killed more than 30 people, a Florida congressman warned that the Federal Emergency ...
Grist

Turmoil at FEMA adds to the revolt against Kristi Noem

Kristi Noem faces intensifying public scrutiny over her leadership of the Department of Homeland Security. Criticism of the former South Dakota governor has focused on her handling of the killing of ...
New York Post

Trump says FEMA is ‘fully prepared’ for Winter Storm Fern as over 9,000 flights are canceled

President Trump assured Americans that the government is prepared for the ‘catastrophic’ Winter Storm Fern as more than 9,000 flights have been canceled across the US. Over 235 million people under ...
The Washington Post

DHS pauses cuts to FEMA as massive winter storm barrels in

The Department of Homeland Security has paused terminations of employees working on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster response as it ramps up preparations for a massive and ...
The Washington Post

Emails outline potential cuts affecting thousands of FEMA disaster responders

The Department of Homeland Security has drafted plans to drastically cut the Federal Emergency Management Agency workforce in 2026, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post that detail ...
The Texas Tribune

Trump administration considers moving FEMA to Texas and tapping state’s top emergency official, report says

Will you share your thoughts in our annual survey? Never miss a story with The Brief, our free newsletter. Keep tabs on Texas politics and policy with our morning newsletter. The Texas Tribune ...
CNN

FEMA planning exercise envisioned deep workforce cuts, adding to uncertainty around agency’s future

Federal Emergency Management Agency leaders were told to prepare for a possible gutting of their workforce — by as much as half — in the coming months, according to an internal email sent to top FEMA ...
Mother Jones

FEMA Downsizing Plan Is a Disaster, Survivors Say

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Flood, storm, and fire survivors gathered in Washington, DC, on Monday to express ...