Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, on whether she would apply conditions to or withhold disaster aid based on politics at her confirmation hearing Friday.

Throughout his first term, Donald Trump repeatedly threatened to withhold federal disaster aid from Democrat-led states and cities. In some cases - like in response to Washington’s devastating wildfires in 2020 - Trump actually did deny aid,

Washington Governor Inslee has unlocked state funding to help those recovering from a bomb cyclone that tore through Western Washington.

With his characteristic focus on equity, climate change, and social justice, Inslee outlined a vision for Washington that refuses to compromise on its values

Jay Inslee put in a formal request for a federal ... If approved, the declaration would activate the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance program. Washington’s ...

Gov. Jay Inslee delivered his final State of the State address on Tuesday morning to a joint session of the Washington Legislature. Inslee, first elected governor in 2012, will leave the office as the longest current-serving governor in the United States and the first to lead Washington for three terms since the late Dan Evans.

Gov. Jay Inslee announced Monday he had formally requested a federal major disaster declaration to help communities repair public buildings and infrastructure battered by the bomb cyclone that swept through western Washington in November.

Outgoing Gov. Jay Inslee addressed the Legislature on Tuesday, his last full day in office, bidding Washingtonians “fair winds and following seas” in the final speech of his 12-year run ...

In his final State of the State address to a joint session of the Washington Legislature, Governor Jay Inslee made a passionate plea to safeguard the state’s progressive achievements and protect ...

Jay Inslee signed a proclamation on Tuesday declaring a state of ... Inslee sought this program after learning Washington’s damage did not qualify for FEMA’s Individual Assistance program. To qualify for state individual assistance, residents must ...

Washington Governor Jay Inslee used his final State of the State speech to a joint session of the Legislature on Tuesday to