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Politics● LowSep 13 · Sep 13, 2026, 1:07 PM

Judge rules Trump administration order to fire FEMA staffers was illegal

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from kcra · united states of america · North America

A federal judge said in a filing that a Trump administration order for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cut its staffing nearly in half was illegal.

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