The agency was created in the late 1970s and is tasked with helping states and communities impacted by disasters nationwide.

President Trump said he intends to overhaul or terminate FEMA as he toured damage from Hurricane Helene in western North ...

President Donald Trump criticized the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday and floated the idea of eliminating the ...

Speaking to reporters, the president predicted future disasters would need “probably less FEMA, because FEMA just hasn’t done ...

FEMA helps respond to disasters when local leaders request a presidential emergency declaration, a signal that the damage is ...

Although President Donald Trump has floated eliminating FEMA with an executive order, he does not have unilateral authority, according to federal law.

President Trump’s plan to shutter the Federal Emergency Management Agency could save the federal government billions but will ...

President Trump criticizes FEMA, suggesting reforms amid disaster recovery challenges, including California wildfires. FEMA's ...

President Donald Trump says he wants to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the U.S. faces the formidable task of rebuilding after Hurricane Helene storm damage in the southeast and ...

Notably, Trump’s executive order on FEMA does not seek to eliminate the agency; Congress would need to act to do that. The ...

President Donald Trump is preparing to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been on the frontlines of ...

President Donald Trump traveled to North Carolina on Friday and is en route to California to make his first presidential ...