Judge rules Trump administration's FEMA staffing cuts were illegal

A federal judge has ruled that a Trump administration order to cut the Federal Emergency Management Agency's staffing nearly in half was illegal. On Friday, the judge found that the Department of Homeland Security acted without justification when it revoked FEMA's authority to renew contracts for on-call disaster response teams. The judge also criticized officials for intentionally deleting Signal messages that appeared to be relevant to the case. DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV