Even before President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom squared off over Trump’s decision to send National Guard troops to ...

Political parties on Sunday reached a consensus over a proposal to change the emergency promulgation provision of the Constitution in a bid to prevent its misuse, according to a participant.

Under the proposed changes, any declaration of emergency must be based on the recommendations of a cabinet meeting where the leader of the opposition, or in their absence, the deputy leader, is presen ...

A few weeks ago, the Trump Administration was all in on eliminating FEMA and letting the states handle their own disasters.

Sen. Peter Welch introduced legislation Thursday to reform federal disaster management with an eye toward more local control.

The governor and top emergency official in Texas are both members of a council advising the Trump administration on options ...

Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) on Wednesday unveiled the Disaster Assistance Improvement and ...

FEMA Trump, lawmakers at odds over whether FEMA should be elevated to Cabinet-level agency or completely overhauled A bipartisan group of lawmakers has a different vision for what FEMA reform ...

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem proposes eliminating FEMA in its current form and reorganizing it to better respond to natural disasters. Noem's comments came amidst ongoing search and ...

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has called for the complete overhaul and reform of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Speaking at a reform meeting, she argued that FEMA needs to be ...

FEMA needs reform—and local mayors want a say in shaping those changes Members of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative agree that FEMA doesn’t always meet their needs. But they don’t want ...