If you have sustained damage or losses due to Hurricane Helene in Georgia and South Carolina, it is important to act quickly, as the deadline for FEMA assistance is approaching.

President Donald Trump says he wants to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the U.S. faces the formidable task of rebuilding after Hurricane Helene storm damage in the southeast and devastating wildfires in California.

President Trump on Friday teased signing an upcoming executive order targeting the Federal Emergency Management Agency that could overhaul or eliminate the entire agency. Trump, during a visit to

Speaking to reporters, the president predicted future disasters would need “probably less FEMA, because FEMA just hasn’t done the job. And we’re looking at the whole concept of FEMA.”

President Donald Trump suggested he might eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday during a trip to tour damage from Hurricane Helene flooding in North Carolina, a state he’s said “has been abandoned by the Democrats.

Shifting positions: Trump administration officials continued to reverse or revise the government’s stance on multiple fronts, including active Supreme Court cases, Jan. 6 prosecutions, school book bans, foreign aid programs and gender definitions. Mr. Trump also reinstated a Republican anti-abortion policy known as the “Mexico City Rule.”

Good afternoon and Happy Friday, readers! As President Donald Trump left Washington, D.C., for his first presidential trip to North Carolina and California today, the nation’s capital gave a warm welcome to two giant pandas from China that made their debut at the Smithsonian National Zoo.

Southern California residents are being proactive about new fire threats while others are in the process of healing and recovering from what has burned down.

Trump this week spoke with congressional Republican leaders about whether FEMA should continue providing help to states in the same way, according to a person familiar with the conversation and ...

Thank goodness America’s differences are all patched up now. President Donald Trump this week said he wants to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency as the U.S. faces the daunting task ...

Here's what FEMA actually does, and where the money comes from FEMA is tasked with helping states and communities impacted by disasters from floods and fires to drought, earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes.

President Donald Trump named RNC Chairman Michael Whatley and three GOP members of Congress to review FEMA’s work in Helene.