FEMA was absorbed by DHS in 2003, prompting criticism that its highly bureaucratic nature rendered the agency ineffective in addressing natural disasters.

President Donald Trump says he wants to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the U.S. faces the formidable task ...

Even before the Los Angeles fires, the Federal Emergency Management Agency was under assault on all fronts. Increasingly frequent weather disasters have strained its workforce and drained its ...

President Donald Trump put the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under review on Sunday after signing an executive order aimed at "drastically" improving the agency’s efficacy ...

While touring disaster areas in North Carolina and California on Jan. 24, 2025, President Donald Trump said he was considering getting rid of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

President Donald Trump threatened to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency or "get rid of it" completely during a briefing on North Carolina's hurricane recovery. Trump said during a ...

During his visit, Trump ratcheted up his criticism of the Federal Emergency Management Agency with a suggestion to possibly abolish the agency because of its response to Hurricane Helene in September.

Whether it is a hurricane, major tornado, or wildfire, disasters "don't discriminate" in where they will be and whom they ...

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he would sign an executive order to begin the process of fundamentally overhauling or eliminating the Federal Emergency ...

During a tour of Hurricane Helene damage in Ashville, North Carolina, President Donald Trump said he plans an executive order to eliminate or overhaul the structure of the Federal Emergency ...

Eliminating the agency would need congressional action. President Donald Trump has never kept his contempt for the Federal Emergency Management Agency a secret, contending that the agency has been ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced that all of its disaster recovery centers in Georgia will be closed on ...