Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can respond in the future to major weather events.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt had to explain to Hearst Television White House correspondent Kalyn Norwood on Monday why

July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called on Wednesday for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be eliminated in its current form, even as the disaster-relief agency deployed specialists and supplies to Texas to help respond to devastating floods.

Catastrophic flooding in central Texas has claimed at least 108 lives, including 30 children at Camp Mystic in Kerr County. Governor Abbott has mobilized state agencies for search and rescue. Questions arise about emergency response readiness and potential impacts of federal agency dismantling.

Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.

Panelists discuss the Democratic Party’s ‘despicable’ politicization of the catastrophic flooding in Texas on ‘Hannity.’