The court ruled that the Trump administration had a narrowly defined path to withhold some funds to the city that had been approved by Congress.

The Trump administration fired the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s chief financial officer and three others after Elon Musk misleadingly claimed the agency had used disaster relief funds for migrant services.

Donations on the crowdfunding site to people and fire relief efforts have exceeded those for all natural disasters worldwide last year.

The president, who has assailed California’s leaders over wildfires, issued the directive in an executive order that was dated Friday but released on Sunday.

The president, who has assailed California’s leaders over wildfires, issued the directive in an executive order that was dated Friday but released on Sunday.

Agencies are gripped with uncertainty about how to implement the blizzard of new policies as workers frantically try to assess the impact on their lives.

“I’d rather see the states take care of their own problems,” the president said. Federal emergency managers from both parties have made the same argument.

From national security to home insurance, the president has quickly changed America’s climate adaptation policies in important ways.

You don’t need to settle for what your insurance company or the government first offers. And you don’t have to fight alone.

The agency offers different types of financial assistance after disasters. The fastest is a one-time payment of $770.

President-elect Donald J. Trump picked the South Dakota governor to head the Homeland Security Department, which includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

As climate change intensifies, flooding is emerging as a threat for homes not previously seen as high-risk. Some residents are responding creatively by lifting up their homes.