"Think of FEMA as the quarterback for the federal government's response. But this is all in support of the state," Daniel Kaniewski, who served as the second-highest ranking official at FEMA ...

Eliminating the agency would need congressional action. President Donald Trump has never kept his contempt for the Federal Emergency Management Agency a secret, contending that the agency has been ...

FEMA only steps into a local situation when a state makes a formal request to the government for federal aid or when the natural disaster overwhelms local officials’ abilities. The president ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order establishing a review council to evaluate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), stopping ...

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 ...