The agency was created in the late 1970s and is tasked with helping states and communities impacted by disasters nationwide.

President Donald Trump on Friday floated the idea of abolishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Here's what to know.

After denying he knew anything about the conservative playbook, he's enacting an awful lot of its proposals as president.

During a Friday tour of communities in western North Carolina and neighborhoods in Los Angeles devastated by natural disasters, President Donald Trump told victims, state officials and assembled media ...

US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order to establish a review council for FEMA, the Federal Emergency ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is responsible for helping states and neighborhoods affected by disasters. FEMA officials are currently responding to wildfires in California and last ...

It calls for returning emergency management and disaster recovery to the states (which, again, already shoulder most of the responsibility) and eliminating a federal agency that continues to do ...

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.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is responsible for helping states and neighborhoods affected by disasters. FEMA officials are currently responding to wildfires in California and last year’s ...