Trump’s FEMA council, led by Kristi Noem, met amid U.S. floods to discuss major changes, including possibly shifting disaster response to state-level control.

Just days into his second term, President Trump said he was going to recommend that the Federal Emergency Management Agency “go away,” dismissing the agency as bloated and ine

Weeks before flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) participated in the first meeting of a new council to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He criticized FEMA as “slow and clunky,” arguing that states are able to respond “more nimbly, more swiftly, more effectively” to disasters.

The Trump Administration's policies cause significant upheaval: restructuring the diplomatic corps leads to layoffs, while immigration and trade tactics spark legal challenges and international tensions.

After catastrophic flooding in central Texas left the area devastated, the Trump administration’s lackluster response offers a chilling glimpse of what’s in store for when the next disaster strikes.

Two days after catastrophic floods roared through Central Texas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency did not answer nearly two-thirds of calls to its disaster assistance line, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.

After months of promises to overhaul or eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency, President Donald Trump is touting a fast and robust federal response to the devastating Texas floods. One