How Trump’s disaster aid delays and FEMA cuts could galvanize the ‘movable middle’ in the 2026 elections

By Dana R. Fisher, Director of the Center for Environment, Community & Equity and Professor in the School of International Service, American University, The Conversation · October 14, 2026

In communities across America, people recovering from floods, storms and wildfires have been left waiting much longer for federal aid – if it arrives at all.

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