Two days after deadly Texas floods, the agency struggled to answer calls from survivors because of call center contracts that weren’t extended.

Rhetoric from Trump administration officials appears to be shifting more toward reforming the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), rather than axing it entirely. While the shift has been

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has called for the complete overhaul and reform of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Speaking at a reform meeting, she argued that FEMA needs to be eliminated in its current form and transformed into a more responsive disaster response agency.

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.

Discussions about altering FEMA in various capacities have also created conservative contrarians willing to cut against the GOP’s traditional narrative that less government is inherently better.

Trump vows ‘big discussion’ on FEMA ahead of disaster tour. By Thomas Frank | 01/24/2025 06:17 AM EST . FEMA “gets in the way,” Trump says, hinting at a reduced role for the agency.

Republican lawmakers, including those from disaster-prone areas, are backing President Trump’s calls to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). “We need a FEMA that looks like ...

President Donald Trump teased an overhaul of the Federal Emergency Management Agency as he prepared to survey the damage Hurricane Helene inflicted on North Carolina. “FEMA has really let us ...

As part of his plans to overhaul the agency, ... Discussions about altering FEMA in various capacities have also created conservative contrarians willing to cut against the GOP’s traditional ...