No, the president cannot eliminate federal agencies such as FEMA by executive order
President Trump recently floated the idea of getting rid of FEMA. It would take an act of Congress to make that happen.
Trump is Right, Fix FEMA: Climate Advocates, States Share Ideas
President Trump is considering eliminating FEMA citing inefficiency. States and climate advocates say FEMA needs a fix but it also needs to stay.
Everyone agrees FEMA needs to change. The question is how
FEMA is responding to increasingly frequent climate change-fueled disasters. Hurricane season used to be the agency’s biggest ...
FEMA tensions pose test for Noem
Political tensions and questions swirling around the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) promise to be a key test for ...
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Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at ‘Drastically’ Improving FEMA Efficacy, Priorities, Competence
Trump’s executive order establishes the FEMA Review Council, which will be composed of no more than 20 members and co-chaired by the secretaries of Homeland Security and Defense. The council is ...
Trump takes aim at FEMA in new executive order
The executive order begins the process of a review of the agency's effectiveness by establishing a 20-member task force ...
Trump said he wants to overhaul or eliminate FEMA. Here are disaster-fighting efforts that could be at risk.
FEMA provides funds to governments and individuals to rebuild after natural disasters, but Trump has criticized it for being ...
Kristi Noem to be next secretary of homeland security, confirmed by Senate vote
The two term South Dakota Gov. was tapped by Trump in Nov. and will be key in enacting the new president's mass deportation ...