FEMA reinstated 14 employees who had been on administrative leave since August, when they wrote a letter to Congress warning that Trump was gutting disaster response.

David Richardson, the embattled chief, submitted his two-week notice to the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA.

The 13-member panel is expected to recommend ways President Donald Trump can weaken the agency and shift disaster costs to states.

Donald Trump has kicked off his Thanksgiving weekend with an early-morning social media post defending his tariff policies in a wild rant on Truth Social. The president has urged the Supreme Court to uphold his authority in an ongoing case that could reshape presidential power over international trade,

A panel appointed by President Donald Trump to review whether to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency has instead concluded in a report that the agency should be more powerful and autonomous. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem, however, wants to take FEMA in a different direction.

Other companies like Bumble Bee Foods, EssilorLuxottica, Kawasaki Motors, Revlon and Yokohama Tire have filed similar lawsuits.