Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, on whether she would apply conditions to or withhold disaster aid based on politics at her confirmation hearing Friday.

Throughout his first term, Donald Trump repeatedly threatened to withhold federal disaster aid from Democrat-led states and cities. In some cases - like in response to Washington’s devastating wildfires in 2020 - Trump actually did deny aid,

Washington Governor Inslee has unlocked state funding to help those recovering from a bomb cyclone that tore through Western Washington.

Gov. Jay Inslee delivered his final State of the State address on Tuesday morning to a joint session of the Washington Legislature. Inslee, first elected governor in 2012, will leave the office as the longest current-serving governor in the United States and the first to lead Washington for three terms since the late Dan Evans.

Jay Inslee put in a formal request for a federal ... If approved, the declaration would activate the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance program. Washington’s ...

Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday he had formally requested a federal major disaster declaration to help communities repair public buildings and infrastructure battered by the bomb cyclone that swept through western Washington in November.

Outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee delivered his final State of the State address to both chambers of the Washington Legislature on Tuesday. Though the yearly speech sets a tone for the 103 days of ...

Noem replied, “Well, Senator, leadership has consequences. And looking at the tragedy that's happened–” The post ‘Leadership Has Consequences’: Kristi Noem Jabs Democrats On Disaster Aid, But Promises Not To Politicize It first appeared on Mediaite.

Some residents are beginning to assess the damage to their homes as firefighters appear to turn a corner in containing the blazes. But officials say there is much work to be done.

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Gov. Inslee has requested federal assistance that would benefit six Washington counties hit hardest by November's bomb cyclone.