Since taking office, President Trump has called for the elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, suggesting it could be dismantled as soon as December. Lately, his team has backed away ...

(TNS) — The shutdown of the U.S. government has brought work determined by the Trump administration to be “nonessential” to a halt across the country as thousands of federal employees have been ...

As the Trump administration continues to cut workforces across government, the former head of federal disaster response is sounding the alarm that agencies will be left ill-equipped to handle an ...

Native Americans are increasingly responsible for emergency management systems when a natural disaster hits a tribal community. Tribes can issue emergency declarations requests to open up help from ...

WASHINGTON – The homeland security secretary on Wednesday called the nation’s emergency disaster response agency a “bloated bureaucracy” as deadly floodwaters surged through the Texas hill country.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem staunchly defended the federal disaster response to historic flash floods in Central Texas, at the Turning Point USA (TPUSA) Student Action Summit this week.

The unprecedented realignment of U.S. foreign policy since the start of the second Trump administration has fundamentally truncated and altered the capability of the United States to respond to ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Saturday that the federal response to the deadly floods in Texas Hill Country last weekend was a good indication of the improved disaster response the ...

The Trump administration’s cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency are putting the country at risk of being unprepared to respond to massive natural disasters this year, Congress’ watchdog ...

AUSTIN, Texas — With just a few days to go until the start of a special legislative session at the Texas Capitol in Austin, state lawmakers are beginning to lay out their plans to improve disaster ...

Katie Clark looks at the remains of her apartment through what used to be her bedroom window. Her home in Altadena, California, was destroyed during the Eaton fire in January. (Photo by Jeremy ...