Although President Donald Trump has floated eliminating FEMA with an executive order, he does not have unilateral authority, according to federal law.

As Trump visits Texas to see the impact of last week’s deadly flash floods, the White House has backed away from plans to ...

FEMA was officially created in 1979 through an executive order by President Jimmy Carter, and the agency says its history can be traced as far back as 1803. In 2003, FEMA became part of the ...

Very few Americans say in a new poll that it’s a good idea to scrap the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) entirely, a position President Trump has embraced in recent months. In the latest ...

A string of recent moves by the current administration—including federal layoffs, prosecutorial shifts, and regulatory ...

FEMA was created in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter, who used the authority Congress delegated to him at the time to include it in an executive order and reorganization plan he sent to Congress.

FEMA was created in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter, who used the authority Congress delegated to him at the time to include it in an executive order and reorganization plan he sent to Congress.

FEMA was created in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter, who used the authority Congress delegated to him at the time to include it in an executive order and reorganization plan he sent to Congress.

FEMA was created in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter, who used the authority Congress delegated to him at the time to include it in an executive order and reorganization plan he sent to Congress.

FEMA was created in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter, who used the authority Congress delegated to him at the time to include it in an executive order and reorganization plan he sent to Congress.

FEMA was created in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter, who used the authority Congress delegated to him at the time to include it in an executive order and reorganization plan he sent to Congress.