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Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts

By: Christopher Flavelle， Andrea Fuller and Nicholas Nehamas β€”
The president decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers after a game of golf with Finland’s president. Experts say it’s far from clear the United States needs so many.

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As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas

By: Christopher Flavelle β€”
Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials.

Texas officials have blamed the Weather Service for issuing forecasts on Wednesday that underestimated how much rain was coming. But the staffing shortages present a more complicated picture.

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Leader of FEMA Is Dismissed as Trump Administration Takes Aim at the Agency

By: Christopher Flavelle β€”
The ouster of Cameron Hamilton, less than a month before the start of the hurricane season, came a day after he told lawmakers that FEMA was vital to communities β€œin their greatest times of need” and should not be eliminated.

Cameron Hamilton, center, during his run for a congressional seat last year. He was appointed acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency soon after President Trump began his second term.

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