As the supervisors considered recertification of an agreement to helps with flood management, the proposal by President Donald Trump to eliminate FEMA came up during the discussion. Trump ...

While touring disaster areas in North Carolina and California on Jan. 24, 2025, President Donald Trump said he was considering getting rid of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

Cocke County officials are working to determine whether the county will stay in the National Flood Insurance Program or withdraw ... and reopening those building, according to county legislative ...

LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump surveyed disaster zones in California and North Carolina on Friday and said he was considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...

In Asheville, Trump said he plans to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, so that states pay ... to know to start your day with NBC 6's News Headlines newsletter.

Instead of having federal financial assistance flow through FEMA, the Republican president said Washington could provide money directly to the states. He made the comments while visiting North ...

FEMA was created in 1979 by an executive order by President Jimmy Carter. The federal agency has over 20,000 employees and is responsible for coordinating responses to disasters in the U.S ...

FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — Trump says he's considering 'getting rid of FEMA' as he visits hurricane-damaged North Carolina.