Head of disaster relief agency FEMA reassures staff after Trump criticism
The acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency wrote to staff reassuring them that the agency's continued existence was vital to the country's disaster response efforts, after President Donald Trump said he wanted to overhaul or scrap it.
What is FEMA, the agency Trump has threatened to get rid of?
Ahead of a tour of two states struck by natural disasters, President Donald Trump criticized the disaster response agency as “very bureaucratic” and “very slow.”
'FEMA is not good:' Trump announces agency overhaul during visit to North Carolina
President Donald Trump said that his administration will step in and assist North Carolina as it recovers from Hurricane Helene months after the storm.
Trump mulls scrapping FEMA, pledges disaster help to North Carolina, California
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday floated shuttering the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a trip to disaster areas in North Carolina and California, where he pledged government support and sparred with Democratic officials.
Trump Pledges to ‘Take Care’ of Wildfire Recovery Efforts in California
President Trump embarked on his first trip since taking office to visit areas in North Carolina and California that have been affected by deadly hurricanes and wildfires.
In hurricane-ravaged North Carolina, Trump suggests that FEMA should be overhauled or shut down
On a visit to a North Carolina neighborhood destroyed by Hurricane Helene, President Trump was highly critical of FEMA, suggesting it should be shut down. Trump arrived late Friday in Los Angeles to visit an area destroyed by a wildfire.
While Visiting Flood Survivors, Trump Suggested Eliminating FEMA
In his first trip since returning to the White House, President Trump traveled today to two areas of the country recently devastated by disasters. He first stopped in the parts of North Carolina ravaged by Hurricane Helene,
Trump threatens to scrap FEMA, calling the emergency agency a 'big disappointment'
President Donald Trump has threatened to scrap the emergency agency FEMA.The Federal Emergency Management Agency is tasked ...
Trump’s gutting of federal DEI programs will hit rural poor communities
Just hours after his swearing-in this week, President Donald Trump signed action to end “radical and wasteful government DEI ...
What is FEMA? The Federal Emergency Management Agency explained
The agency was created in the late 1970s and is tasked with helping states and communities impacted by disasters nationwide.
Trump Suggests Abolishing FEMA In Latest Call To Overhaul Agency
Trump, in a visit to an area devastated by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, said states should instead “take care of” ...
Trump’s Moves to Upend Federal Bureaucracy Touch Off Fear and Confusion
Agencies are gripped with uncertainty about how to implement the blizzard of new policies as workers frantically try to ...
Trump considering 'getting rid of' Federal Emergency Management Agency
President Trump toured North Carolina and Southern California Friday, two areas recently affected by disaster. He also said ...
Trump’s FEMA order creates task force to suggest changes to the agency
Notably, Trump’s executive order on FEMA does not seek to eliminate the agency; Congress would need to act to do that. The ...
Trump suggests state-led disaster management, hints at FEMA overhaul or elimination
FEMA helps respond to disasters when local leaders request a presidential emergency declaration, a signal that the damage is ...
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Oklahoma lawmaker hoping to increase agency budget as threat of FEMA shutdown looms
With President Donald Trump threatening to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency, it could impact Oklahomans during tornado season.
Crossroads UW accepting applications toward federal food, shelter grant
Crossroads United Way reports that Elkhart County has been awarded funds made available through the Department of Homeland ...