It’s the possibility of getting rid of FEMA entirely that has lawmakers worried about how states would be able to respond to disasters. Senator Bill Cassidy said an alternative could happen.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency would be served by thoughtful reform, but eliminating it would be a huge mistake.
A White House memorandum ordered a halt to federal assistance and a review to align spending with Donald Trump’s priorities.
North Carolina’s economy is bracing for a hold on billions in funding to the state government, universities, businesses, and ...
President Donald Trump issued a host of executive orders on his first day, aiming to reverse many of former President Joe Biden’s policies and kick-start his own “America First” agenda.
President Donald Trump has made waves after suggesting he may sign an executive order to overhaul or even eliminate the ...
President Donald Trump named RNC Chairman Michael Whatley and three GOP members of Congress to review FEMA’s work in Helene.
Trump said he planned to recommend that “FEMA go away and we pay directly — we pay a percentage to the state.” ...
Vice President JD Vance on Monday traveled to Damascus, Virginia, which was hit hard by Hurricane Helene in September. It was ...
President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles ...
President Donald Trump on Friday halted Democratic California Rep. Brad Sherman’s defense of using the Federal Emergency ...
FEMA was absorbed by DHS in 2003, prompting criticism that its highly bureaucratic nature rendered the agency ineffective in addressing natural disasters.