Opinion
Trump floats executive order on ‘maybe getting rid of FEMA’
President Trump said he intends to overhaul or terminate FEMA as he toured damage from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina.
Opinion
Trump needs to transform FEMA, not shut it down
Rather than dismantling FEMA, we need to reimagine it as an elite federal agency capable of managing the increasingly complex and severe disasters of a polycrisis age.
Trump’s plan to eliminate FEMA is a very bad idea
Trump’s announcement to overhaul or eliminate FEMA — especially in the midst of an ongoing disaster — is unreasonable and foolish. In a Fox News interview on Jan. 22, Trump suggested that FEMA would be facing a reckoning.
Trump’s FEMA order creates task force to suggest changes to the agency
Notably, Trump’s executive order on FEMA does not seek to eliminate the agency; Congress would need to act to do that. The order instead underscores Trump’s interest in turning to outside advisers and private-sector companies to fill some typically governmental functions as he seeks to quickly accomplish his second-term goals.
What does FEMA do? What to know after Trump considers 'getting rid' of agency
President Donald Trump on Friday floated the idea of abolishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Here's what to know.
Trump said he wants to overhaul or eliminate FEMA. Here are disaster-fighting efforts that could be at risk.
FEMA provides funds to governments and individuals to rebuild after natural disasters, but Trump has criticized it for being too slow and costly.
Florida mayor to Trump: Please do something abut FEMA
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Officials said the decision to halt loans and grants was necessary to ensure spending complies with recent executive orders.
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Trump grants FEMA more power to combat LA wildfires after threatening to curtail agency
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President Trump sounds the same. His White House — so far — couldn't be more different
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Trump claims FEMA is getting ‘in the way’ and pitches abolishing it during first interview since return to White House
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Democrats sue White House budget office over federal grant freeze
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FEMA faces shakeup under Trump while it wrestles with disasters on both coasts
President Donald Trump is preparing to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been on the frontlines of responding to disasters in California and North Carolina.
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Trump lambasts FEMA response to LA fires: ‘Incompetently run’
President Donald Trump blasted the Federal Emergency Management Agency‘s response to the fires ravaging California. During a tense press conference with local officials, Trump repeatedly ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: White House confirms outage of Medicaid portal
President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.