The FEMA Independence Act would have the agency report directly to the president. It comes as the Trump administration takes ...

Reps. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., and Byron Donalds, R-Fla., introduced the FEMA Independence Act on Monday, which aims to ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem expressed support for eliminating long-term disaster recovery efforts under the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ...

Homeland Security ... of FEMA came during her discussion of various DHS operations, of which the disaster management agency is a component. After detailing ongoing immigration enforcement efforts ...

The Homeland Security secretary expressed support for eliminating long-term disaster recovery efforts under the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has ...

In a statement to CBS News on Saturday, a DHS spokesperson said the decision is "cutting out wasteful spending and bureaucracy that slows down relief efforts." "FEMA has implemented a full hiring ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she planned to “eliminate” the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during a televised Cabinet meeting ...

FEMA currently delivers approximately $45 billion annually in aid and has the authority to coordinate efforts across federal agencies. An internal council led by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi ...

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told a Cabinet meeting Monday ... Noem, whose department oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has previously vowed to “get rid of FEMA the way ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she planned to “eliminate” the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA ... “This rash decision will harm ongoing disaster recovery efforts, and make it ...