The homeland security secretary said a report that thousands of calls to a disaster hotline went unanswered because of ...

In theory, the maps enable homeowners, businesses and local officials to understand their flood risk and take appropriate ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is facing criticism for the federal response to the floods in Texas. The backlash ...

Speaking at the FEMA review council on Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called for FEMA to be eliminated in ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been exerting more direct control over the agency, which President Donald Trump ...

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

Changes ‘will still happen’: President Trump’s FEMA plans loom over Texas flood response. President Donald Trump visited Texas to assess flood damage as his administration considers ...

FEMA makes late push to bolster hurricane preparedness, but effort may be too little, too late, officials say By Gabe Cohen , CNN 5 minute read ...

FEMA’s door-to-door canvassing became a political flash point last year during Hurricane Milton, when an agency whistleblower alerted the conservative news site The Daily Wire that one official ...

Richardson told FEMA staffers that all agency decisions would now go through him. "I, and I alone in FEMA, speak for FEMA," he said. Richardson warned FEMA staff not to oppose his changes.

As President Trump remakes the agency, former officials say the changes could leave states without key federal support after disasters. By Claire Brown Atlantic Hurricane season officially began ...

David Richardson, the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, told staff on Friday he will "run right over" anyone who resists changes and that all decisions must now go through him.