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FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, a bridge on SH-99/US-377 over the Washita River in Johnston County, near Tishomingo, is pictured during recent flooding. The Oklahoma Transportation Commission unanimously approved an emergency declaration that will expedite about $3 million in contracts to repair damage caused by heavy flooding in recent weeks. Oklahoma’s emergency managers are still adding up the price tag for repairing roads, bridges and other public facilities that were damaged by severe storms and torrential rainfall in May and June. (Oklahoma Department of Transportation Photo via AP, File)

Oklahoma price tag from spring severe weather adding up

By TIM TALLEY - Associated Press

The Golden Hammer

Golden Hammer: FEMA mismanaged New York’s terror defense grants

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Baltimore erupted in violent face-offs with police during rioting this spring. The city is hoping federal taxpayers will help cover the costs of police, firefighters and other first responders, and the damage to city-owned property, which is estimated at $20 million. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

DEBORAH SIMMONS: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Larry Hogan want federal taxes to pay for riots

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (Associated Press) **FILE**

Bobby Jindal blasts new FEMA rule on climate change

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Bobby Jindal of Louisiana is among the Republican governors who will face a difficult decision because of FEMA's new guidelines. (Associated Press)

FEMA targets climate change denier governors, could withhold funding

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Bobby Jindal of Louisiana is among the Republican governors who will face a difficult decision because of FEMA's new guidelines. (Associated Press)

FEMA rules trouble for climate change deniers

The Washington Times

An Oct. 31, 2012, photo shows an oceanfront home in Bay Head, N.J., wrecked by Superstorm Sandy two days earlier. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

FEMA to review every Sandy flood insurance claim

Associated Press

A new watchdog report unearthed that FEMA officials have been aware of hurricane insurance discrepancies as far back as 2010 but continued to pay for bogus claims.

Golden Hammer: FEMA wastes millions on hurricane damage claims, lets insurance companies off hook

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

A snow cat brings Lawrence Orduno back to Franklin Basin, in Logan Canyon, Utah, after rescuing him, Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Orduno got stranded while snowmobiling in the area late Saturday night and survived two nights in the backcountry before being found alive. (AP Photo/The Herald Journal, Eli Lucero)

FEMA disaster relief process outdated, biased: Report

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sen. Bob Casey, Pennsylvania Democrat. (Associated Press)

U.S. not fully prepared for nuclear terrorist attack

By Hope Yen - Associated Press

National Guard trucks haul residents through floodwaters to the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina hit in New Orleans, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. Officials called for a mandatory evacuation of the city, but many residents remained in the city. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

EDITORIAL: Local, private disaster relief more effective than FEMA

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this Sept. 5, 2014 photo, Gary Silberman stands for a picture as he guides reporters on a tour of his parent's home that was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy, in Lindenhurst, N.Y. After receiving nearly $17,000 in assistance from FEMA, the agency is demanding a return on the funds. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

FEMA did not track $66 billion in disaster recovery costs, report says

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Subcommittee member Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., points to an illustration during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia hearing on “Transparency and Training: Preparing our First Responders for Emerging Threats and Hazards” on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Heitkamp: Facility provides rail disaster training

Associated Press

In this Sept. 5, 2014 photo, Gary Silberman stands for a picture as he guides reporters on a tour of his parent's home that was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy, in Lindenhurst, N.Y. After receiving nearly $17,000 in assistance from FEMA, the agency is demanding a return on the funds. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

FEMA wants at least $5.8M in Sandy aid repaid

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and DAVID B. CARUSO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Mar h 15, 2014 file photo, workers at Freedom Industries prepare to dismantle chemical storage tanks in Charleston W.Va. Thousands of agencies, businesses and people are trying to squeeze millions of dollars out of the bankrupt company behind West Virginia&#8217;s chemical spill in January. Case claims agent James Lane says Freedom Industries can expect about 5,000 groups to request money in bankruptcy claims over the spill. The total sought has topped $170 million and is growing. (AP Photo/Tyler Evert)

FEMA repays W.Va. entities for chem spill costs

Associated Press

Bruce Liffiton, left, and Brad Fletcher make roof repairs to a vacation cottage on the beach in Nags Head, N.C. after Hurricane Arthur moved through the Outer Banks, Friday, July 4, 2014. Proving far less damaging than feared, Hurricane Arthur left tens of thousands of people without power Friday in a swipe at North Carolina's dangerously exposed Outer Banks, but the weather along the narrow barrier islands had already cleared by Friday afternoon. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

EDITORIAL: Insuring for the storm

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Golden Hammer: FEMA waste slows Katrina rebound

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Entertainment: Girls watch a World Cup soccer match on television from their holding area in Nogales, Arizona. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has processed more than 47,000 unaccompanied children, mostly from Central America, who have entered the country. (Associated Press photographs)

Life inside a children’s warehouse: Border agents watch over illegals in limbo over their futures

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times