As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of ...

As I’m writing, North Carolina is staring down yet another hurricane season. We can’t just wait for FEMA to resolve itself.

FEMA, like other U.S. government agencies, obtains its funding through an appropriations process in the U.S. Congress, which means it cannot simply reallocate funds authorized for one program to ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is investigating the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after an official instructed Hurricane Milton relief workers to skip homes with Trump signs.

Political tensions and questions swirling around the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) promise to be a key test for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) as she takes over the department that ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has mismanaged tens of billions of dollars over the years, according to numerous government reports on its spending. The government agency’s response to ...

In response to an uptick in rumors, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine hosted a press briefing in September 2020 where he addressed the FEMA camps conspiracy theory, calling it “crazy” and “ridiculous.” ...

The Trump administration is looking at ways to overhaul FEMA, the government's disaster management and response agency. Why it matters: The move — which President Trump has said could include ...

Becky Rouse, a former FEMA employee who teaches emergency management and homeland security courses at Tulane University, said the theories tie into a general distrust of government and the military.

Our bloated federal government has increasingly been prone to abuse its power in ways large and small — like the FEMA supervisor who told workers in Florida to skip houses with Trump signs after ...

Trump emergency management officials are discussing reforms that would make it much harder for communities to qualify for federal disaster assistance, honoring President Donald Trump’s executive ...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, right at podium, speaks during a media briefing on the government response to Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina while Federal Emergency Management Agency ...