Latest U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development News

Feds refer Texas’ Harvey funding discrimination case to Justice Department

Jan. 17, 2025 12:01 PM EST

Texas officials discriminated against residents based on race and national origin in distributing $1 billion in Hurricane Harvey aid in 2021, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development affirmed on Wednesday. Since the state General Land Office has shown a “sustained...

The Latest: Burgum, Zeldin and more appear for confirmation hearings, Bondi returns for day 2

Jan. 16, 2025 13:54 PM EST

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. While many are rapidly gaining support for their confirmation, the remaining still have to go before the committees overseeing the agencies Trump wants them to run. Here's the latest: ...

Federal block grants of $1.65B awarded to North Carolina governments for Helene recovery

Jan. 07, 2025 19:29 PM EST

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina governments are receiving over $1.65 billion in federal block grant money to help address historic levels of damage caused by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. The money — $1.43 billion for North Carolina state government and $225...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Dec. 31, 2024 20:32 PM EST

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 30 The Washington Post on the presidency, life and legacy of Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter’s presidency began with a simple act meant to signal a new relationship...

Here's a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill

Dec. 21, 2024 12:11 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address extensive damage caused by disasters after this week's scramble to find consensus on a government spending bill. The money comes after back-to-back hurricanes — Helene and Milton...

Farmers, business owners, fire survivors face uncertainty after $100B in disaster relief flounders

Dec. 19, 2024 20:38 PM EST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — American farmers, small business owners and wildfire survivors are among those who will suffer if Congress cannot agree on a new spending bill after President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan that included more than $100 billion in disaster aid. ...