Noem delays FEMA flood response (including search & rescue) in Texas by three days:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/politics/fema-texas-flood-noem
Noem is using that slow response as an excuse to cut FEMA:
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5393277-noem-fema-elimination-texas-flooding/
This is what the administration does — defunds orgs, blames them for it, justifies to end or privatize them.