WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black economic advancement in ...

Moreover, officials inside FEMA warn that these new restrictions could make it harder for Congress to obtain unfiltered information from career staff without political influence.

The senator plans to officially introduce the bill in the U.S. Senate next week.

The White House has directed the Army Corps of Engineers to find money is its own budget that could be used to fund the president’s desired border wall.

As FEMA prepares for hurricane season starting on Jun 1, the agency is ill-prepared, according to an internal document obtained by ABC News.

New official estimates showed the bill would swell deficits while slashing health programs and insurance coverage, posing potential problems as the legislation moved forward in the Senate.

The Trump administration has repeatedly denied disaster mitigation funding to states hit by extreme weather events, another step in President Donald Trump’s plan to downsize and phase out the Federal ...

Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself.

FEMA sent nearly 900 staff members to Florida counties affected by hurricanes last year. They did water rescue, cleared debris from roads and gave first aid at pop-up disaster recovery centers.

At a policy event hosted by 'America’s Future Tour' earlier today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem touts the importance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that the ...