We saw this during Hurricane Maria in 2017 when FEMA’s inability to coordinate led to prolonged suffering in Puerto Rico. The most striking recent example was in December 2019, when a novel ...

At minimum, FEMA needs a major overhaul. A trimmed down agency with a sharpened, more nimble focus would then need a strong leader such as Lt. Gen. Honoré. To use a more recent example, FEMA needs a ...

An example of this would be FEMA acting as a liaison between North Carolina and the Army Corps of Engineers to remove debris and create infrastructure following Hurricane Helene. In addition to ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order establishing a review council for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, just days after he floated shuttering the agency ...

Part of that $400 million hole includes the state having to come up with $153 million to cover Medicaid ... “I’m not planning to use the emergency fund. We’re going to make the tough ...

While touring disaster areas in North Carolina and California on Jan. 24, 2025, President Donald Trump said he was considering getting rid of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

President Donald Trump has put the Federal Emergency Management Agency in his crosshairs. The department is responsible for coordinating relief and rescue efforts in the event of natural disasters ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is now under the microscope of the new Trump administration. ”FEMA has been a very big disappointment,” President Trump ...

During his visit, Trump ratcheted up his criticism of the Federal Emergency Management Agency with a suggestion to possibly abolish the agency because of its response to Hurricane Helene in September.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein wrote a Jan. 16 letter to FEMA asking for an extension until Sept. 30 for eligible households as residents "are experiencing chaos and uncertainty regarding ...