John Cohen, an ABC News contributor and a former acting undersecretary at the Department of Homeland Security, talks about ...

As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of ...

Ms. Tierney has worked in emergency management for over 25 years, and was acting deputy secretary of the Department of ...

President Donald Trump and his allies have repeatedly floated the idea of terminating the emergency disaster agency.

The homeland security officials will replace several longtime FEMA leaders, marking an inflection point in the Trump administration’s takeover of the disaster relief agency.

Merkley points to a document he obtained from The Department of Homeland Security during a June visit to the border which shows the agency reallocating $10 million from FEMA to U.S. Immigration ...

FEMA was activated after Trump signed a Major Disaster Declaration for Kerr County, where 59 people were killed by flash ...

Said he would remove FEMA from Homeland Security and have the FEMA director report to him. FEMA's leader would have "sterling credentials," including hands-on experience in dealing with disasters.

The Department of Homeland Security has administered lie detector tests to about 50 staffers in recent weeks, including FEMA’s acting administrator and roughly a dozen officials at the disaster ...

Taking FEMA out of DHS would effectively undo much of the progress that has been accomplished since 9/11. The FEMA Independence Act of 2009 is currently in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The homeland security officials will replace several longtime FEMA leaders, marking an inflection point in the Trump administration’s takeover of the disaster relief agency.