Trump takes side of churches suing for FEMA funds after Harvey

President Trump is taking the side of three Texas churches that are suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency over disaster relief funds in the wake of Harvey . The president writes on Twitter, "Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey ."

Trump: Churches should receive federal funding to recover from Harvey

President Trump said that Texas churches should receive disaster relief funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the state recovers from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey .- Donald J. Trump September 9, 2017 "Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey ."

The Latest: Trump sides with 3 Texas churches against FEMA

President Donald Trump is taking the side of three Texas churches that are suing the Federal Emergency Management Agency over disaster relief funds. The president writes on Twitter, "Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey ."

GSA Relaxes Rules to Speed Contracting for Hurricane Relief Efforts

Eight days after addressing Hurricane Harvey in Texas, the General Services Administration on Thursday pivoted to the Irma storm aimed at Florida, relaxing certain contracting rules to encourage speed and local awards. Senior Procurement Executive Jeffrey Koses signed a "memorandum raising thresholds for areas included in the Irma declaration response," a GSA spokeswoman told Government Executive .

Veteran Texas Democrat to head Harvey rebuilding effort

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday tapped a veteran Democrat to lead the state's recovery effort after Harvey, which is shaping up to be among the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. John Sharp is chancellor of Texas A&M University and doesn't plan to leave that job while heading the new Governor's Commission to Rebuild Texas.

AP Top Stories September 7, 2017

Here are the top stories for Thursday, September 7th: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos scraps Obama guidelines; Evacuations are underway for hurricane Irma; President Trump congratulates FEMA for Irma preps; The Senate passes aid for Harvey. AP Top Stories September 7, 2017 Here are the top stories for Thursday, September 7th: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos scraps Obama guidelines; Evacuations are underway for hurricane Irma; President Trump congratulates FEMA for Irma preps; The Senate passes aid for Harvey.

Hurricane aid measure grows to $15 billion as Irma bears down

Senate Republicans have almost doubled the size of the disaster relief package for Harvey to more than $15 billion, a first installment to help communities in Texas rebuild from the storm - and stock reserves for looming damage from Hurricane Irma. The must-do legislation, paired with a short-term increase in the government's borrowing authority and a temporary government funding bill, is on track to pass the Senate as early as Thursday.

Most Florida flood zone property not insured

As Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida, an Associated Press analysis shows a steep drop in flood insurance across the state, including the areas most endangered by what could be a devastating storm surge. In just five years, the state's total number of federal flood insurance policies has fallen by 15 percent, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency data.