Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D- NY) is calling for an investigation into whether staffing shortages at these agencies contributed to the loss of life and property for the deadly Texas flooding. The President maintains staffing cuts did not impact the handling of the incident.

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 proposed eliminating and restructuring FEMA amid its current relief efforts in Texas following deadly floods. Despite FEMA's critical role, Noem criticized the agency for its inefficiencies.

Experts say recent changes at FEMA, NOAA and the U.S. Forest Service could make a challenging fire season in California even worse.

Amid growing concerns within the Federal Emergency Management Agency that internal turmoil has left it unprepared for the fast-approaching hurricane season, the agency is taking significant steps ...

Republican Florida Rep. Byron Donalds has called for a significant restructuring of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), criticizing its bureaucratic delays and suggesting a direct ...

The Trump administration plans to eliminate FEMA while internal reviews show the disaster agency isn't ready for hurricane season.

Congress counters Trump with massive FEMA restructuring plan Republicans and Democrats are trying to give Congress a voice in the future of the disaster agency.

FEMA makes late push to bolster hurricane preparedness, but effort may be too little, too late, officials say