As 2025 draws to a close, the departure of the beleaguered acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, David Richardson, caps a tumultuous year for FEMA. In January, President Donald ...

WASHINGTON – The struggle over the federal government’s role when disaster strikes is coming to a head as President Donald Trump grapples with whether the Federal Emergency Management Agency should ...

In the mere six months that he led the Federal Emergency Management Agency under President Donald Trump, David Richardson, who resigned this week, demonstrated a profound unfitness for that essential ...

A draft of a much-anticipated report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been whittled down in size, with recommendations compiled by a council appointed by the president slashed ...

A Miami grand jury indicted Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., on charges of allegedly stealing millions of dollars in disaster relief funds to make illegal campaign contributions, the ...

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A panel appointed by President Donald Trump to review whether to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency has instead concluded in a report that the agency should be more powerful and ...

A panel convened by President Trump is said to have rejected the president’s idea that the agency should “go away.” By Maxine Joselow and Scott Dance Maxine Joselow reported from Washington, and Scott ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is getting its third major shake-up this year, adding turbulence at the disaster agency that’s in President Trump’s crosshairs. Acting FEMA leader David ...

Given that the “E” in FEMA does indeed stand for “Emergency,” it’s all too easy to assume whoever has been manning that top post through 2025 at least had some kind of background in the field. After ...

Richardson's departure follows criticism over handling of Texas floods Trump aims to reduce FEMA's size; says states can manage disaster response FEMA chief of staff Karen Evans to replace Richardson ...

David Richardson resigned Monday as acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after months of public controversy and internal frustration, The Washington Post and CNN reported. The ...