It’s appealing to say that disaster relief should be left to states and localities. The less appealing reality is that they ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has decided to end the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program amid claims of wasteful spending. Initiated during the Trump ...

As Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem vows to “eliminate FEMA,” the agency is in turmoil, with disaster assistance, grant money, and hiring largely stalled, threatening its ability to ...

"There are serious concerns of political bias in FEMA. Indeed, at least one former FEMA responder has stated that FEMA managers directed her to avoid homes of individuals supporting the campaign ...

Homeland Security officials are discussing using FEMA funds, intended to provide housing and other aid to migrants, for immigration enforcement, according to multiple sources familiar with the ...

After firing more than 200 probationary workers from the nation's federal disaster relief agency, the Trump administration has taken its first step to dismantle the Federal Emergency Management ...

Last year was one of the worst years for U.S. natural disasters, according to researchers, as the Federal Emergency Management ... webpage about the analysis. “Political leaders need to respond ...

Moskowitz is serving his second term in Congress, and introduced the FEMA Independence Act in 2023, but it was unsuccessful. “As the first Emergency Management Director ever elected to Congress ...