Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration Broke Law with FEMA Workforce Cuts

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration acted unlawfully in directing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cut its workforce in half. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston stated in her ruling that the FEMA staffing plan appeared 'as if pulled from thin air,' siding with a labor union's argument that the proposed cuts would impair the agency's ability to respond to natural disasters.