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

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says FEMA is taking hurricane season "seriously" following media reports about alleged remarks by its acting administrator.

President Donald Trump approved millions of dollars in assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Virginia, ...

Storm season is upon us, and Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to know the White House plan regarding the Federal Emergency Management ...

According to the White House, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is taking hurricane season planning "seriously " despite contradictory reports.

The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led FEMA since early May. The U.S. hurricane season ...

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) is calling on the White House and the Department of Defense (DOD) to hold an emergency ...

White House addresses FEMA acting director's 'jokes' about hurricane season. 1w. Acting Federal Emergency Management Agency Director David Richardson told staff in an all-hands meeting that he was ...

White House says FEMA head was joking when he said he wasn't aware of hurricane season. Posted: June 4, 2025 | Last updated: June 4, 2025. Trump administration officials say Acting FEMA ...

Trump's comments were among the most direct to date indicating his intention to significantly downsize if not outright ...

The White House has repeatedly stressed that the president has sole authority to approve or deny disaster declaration requests after catastrophic storms, telling FEMA that Trump does not have to ...

Trump administration officials say Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson was joking when he said that he was not aware of the upcoming hurricane season. NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell reports on ...