President Trump recently floated the idea of getting rid of FEMA. It would take an act of Congress to make that happen.

FEMA is responding to increasingly frequent climate change-fueled disasters. Hurricane season used to be the agency’s biggest ...

From natural disasters to homeland security, FEMA’s development tells the story of resilience, adaptation and innovation in ...

Western North Carolina's Congressman, U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards, has been asked by President Trump to help overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency, thanks to his appointment to a newly created ...

FEMA was absorbed by DHS in 2003, prompting criticism that its highly bureaucratic nature rendered the agency ineffective in addressing natural disasters.

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

FEMA is part of the Department of Homeland Security ... Mario Tama/Getty Images The think tank proposed moving the agency out of DHS and privatizing some of its programs, including the National ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is a federal agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Trump would need Congress to pass a law either eliminating FEMA or giving ...

President Donald Trump put the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under review on Sunday after signing an executive order aimed at “drastically” improving the agency’s efficacy, priorities and ...