Under Noem, FEMA was led by obscure contractor who targeted funding for Muslims, state of California and climate change

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsUnder Noem, FEMA was led by obscure contractor who targeted funding for Muslims, state of California and climate changeKara Voorhies, a contractor with no emergency management experience, was invited into high-level meetings at FEMA and may have been paid as much as $1M Brendan Rascius in New York Tuesday 07 April 2026 20:52 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2953104","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kristi-noem-fema-contractor-muslims-california-b2953104.html","title":"Under Noem, FEMA led by contractor who ‘questioned the need’ for Texas flooding funds"}}CloseGavin Newsom's wife defends Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi in swipe at TrumpSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"recei...