FEMA Is Forcing Towns to Fend for Themselves, and Trump Opens ‘Gold Card’ Visa Applications

11 Dec 2025, 11:00 by https://www.nytimes.com/by/tracy-mumford, https://www.nytimes.com/by/will-jarvis, https://www.nytimes.com/by/ian-stewart · NY Times

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency rejected requests for federal assistance after floods in western Maryland, part of a larger pattern of making communities pay for disaster recovery.
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