Republicans are calling for the agency to be overhauled and President Donald Trump on Friday suggested maybe FEMA shouldn’t exist. “I’ll also be signing an executive order to begin the process of fundamentally reforming and overhauling FEMA,
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 houses the agency.
Although President Donald Trump has floated eliminating FEMA with an executive order, he does not have unilateral authority, according to federal law.
Michael Brown said that Congress should give the disaster relief agency back its “independent agency status,” allowing it direct
The agency was created in the late 1970s and is tasked with helping states and communities impacted by disasters nationwide.
While DHS employees largely work in-person, the acting homeland security secretary called remote work rates at some components "unacceptable."
Trump is expected to tour Helene hit areas to see recovery efforts and is also expected to also bring newly appointed interim FEMA director, Cameron Hamilton.
President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more. In his first trip since becoming president, Trump on Friday heads to survey hurricane damage recovery in North Carolina and then to Los Angeles to tour devastation from wildfires.
President talks Russia, China, the Panama canal and windmills in second instalment of Oval Office interview with Fox News anchor Sean Hannity
The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday by a 59-34 vote, putting the former South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump's plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.