Americans are waiting longer for disaster aid under President Donald Trump, with delays often lasting weeks or months.
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is pledging to senators to be “fair and reasonable” in assessing requests for disaster.
President Donald Trump has offered Cameron Hamilton the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's permanent administrator.
President Donald Trump’s pick as homeland security chief is signaling a gentler stance on disaster relief and promising to roll back some recent restrictions.
The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has left his post just six months in, officials say, marking another disruption in a year of staff departures and policy changes.
FEMA acting chief David Richardson has laid out the agency's intent for this upcoming hurricane season, cementing plans to push more responsibility to the states for disaster response and recovery while continuing federal support “when deemed necessary.”.
The new head of the federal agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country is warning staff not to try to impede upcoming changes.
President Donald Trump's administration has replaced the acting administrator of the beleaguered Federal Emergency Management Agency even as its continuing existence remains up in the air.
The Trump administration has canceled $188 million in federal grants meant to reimburse New York City for sheltering migrants, saying the money was being spent to support illegal immigration.
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Friday that President Donald Trump approved Virginia’s major disaster declaration and significant additional funding for Southwest Virginia.
The Trump administration has launched a review of organizations that provide temporary housing and other aid to migrants, suggesting they may have violated a law used to prosecute smugglers.
Officials say the Federal Emergency Management Agency has yanked back more than $80 million from New York City.
The Department of Homeland Security says four federal employees have been fired over payments to reimburse New York City for hotel costs for migrants.
The acting head of the federal agency responsible for responding to disasters says he’s suspending payments sent to New York City to house migrants and that staff who made them will be held accountable.
President Donald Trump is preparing to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been on the frontlines of responding to disasters in California and North Carolina.
