Bob Fenton, the acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is reassuring the public that the agency is prepared for hurricane season, even as the Trump administration pushes for states to take a more active role in recovery efforts. "Oh, we're ready for hurricane season," Fenton told CBS News in an exclusive interview...

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) staffing losses after a tumultuous year at the agency are raising questions about whether it will be able to effectively respond to this hurricane season. While the Trump administration has backed off its most controversial ideas — such as outright eliminating FEMA or cutting its staff by 50 percent —...

A pair of House Democrats is asking a congressional watchdog to probe the Trump administration’s disaster declarations after high-profile denials of disaster aid requests. Reps. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Timothy Kennedy (D-N.Y.) asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to look into the criteria used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to determine whether to recommend the president...