Trump withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization. Yesterday: The U.S. withdrew from WHO, with President Donald Trump criticizing the organization’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and alleging inappropriate political influence.

Thousands of employees whose contracts end this year will lose their jobs, FEMA managers said at personnel meetings this week. The cuts could hobble the nation's disaster agency.

After historic flooding swept through Washington state in December, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the Trump administration to grant disaster relief.

As communities across the nation brace for another year of hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and extreme heat, the nation’s disaster-response system needs clarity, not suspense.

Job cuts affect how quickly infrastructure is rebuilt, how soon businesses reopen and how efficiently insurance claims move after a disaster strikes.

Hamilton County Director of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Nick Crossley is among some two dozen emergency management leaders from 15 states in Washington, D.C., this week advocating for federal disaster reforms. The effort was organized by the ...

North Carolina’s emergency management chief says the state has “significant concerns” with planned changes to Public Assistance program.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officially denied Maryland's appeal for aid following historic flooding in the western part of the state in May. The state initially requested that the Trump administration issue a Major Disaster Declaration ...

The Trump administration has denied another request from Illinois to assist in the state’s recovery from severe flash floods in late July, despite a recent assessment detailing the widespread damage and financial cost of the storms. In a letter sent ...

Officials with the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management announced a reduction of some state emergency response operations on Friday, and a transition from a response to a recovery phase following the Western Alaska storms as winter ...

Four Arizona GOP congressmen are calling on federal officials to reverse a decision denying disaster relief funds to Gila and Mohave counties following devastating floods in September 2025.