The president's comments brought immediate pushback. Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear called the elimination of FEMA a "very bad idea." Sen. Bill Cassidy (R–La.) stopped short of condemning Trump ...

FEMA strongly encourages survivors to apply as soon as possible, despite the extended deadline. Applications must be ...

President Donald Trump suggested he might eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday during a trip to tour ...

President Donald Trump said that his administration will step in and assist North Carolina as it recovers from Hurricane ...

On Jan. 24, President Donald Trump visited communities in North Carolina devastated by severe flooding after Hurricane Helene smashed the southeastern U.S. in late September 2024. The death toll from ...

The president said the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been too bureaucratic and slow in its response to disasters.

The president and his wife first arrived in the late morning on Air Force One in western North Carolina where recovery ...

President Donald Trump floated “getting rid” of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Friday as he visited ...

Speaking to reporters, the president predicted future disasters would need “probably less FEMA, because FEMA just hasn’t done ...

On a visit to a North Carolina neighborhood destroyed by Hurricane Helene, President Trump was highly critical of FEMA, ...

President Donald Trump told North Carolina hurricane victims that under former President Joe Biden, the Federal Emergency Management Agency failed them in a time of crisis. Trump visited North ...

Deanne Criswell joins The Lead ...