© 2025 Michigan State University Board of Trustees
Public Media from Michigan State University
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Trump considers major changes to federal disaster response

Season 2025 Episode 24 | 8m 54s

President Donald Trump jetted off for the first trip of his second administration to tour one sprawling disaster zone after the other. The president is in California where he'll survey damage from the wildfires that are ravaging the Los Angeles area. But first, he stopped in North Carolina, four months after Hurricane Helene, and threatened the future of FEMA. Laura Barrón-López reports.

Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
Extras
July 8, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
Meteorologist breaks down storm system behind historic Texas flooding
Texas region devastated by flooding shifts focus to recovery as death toll tops 109
California's homeless encampment crackdown draws criticism from health experts
How Trump's tariff threats could impact relationship between U.S. and Asian allies
Christine Brennan's new book 'On Her Game' chronicles rise of Caitlin Clark
News Wrap: Netanyahu visits U.S. leaders as Trump administration pushes for Gaza ceasefire
GOP gives ICE massive budget increase to expand Trump's deportation effort
July 7, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
New book '2024' offers inside look at twists and turns of the presidential election