WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, who on Friday talked about shutting down the Federal Emergency Management Agency, on Sunday night issued orders for a commission to investigate the disaster response agency that is so familiar to people in hurricane-prone south Louisiana.

U.S. Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards will serve on the "Council to Assess the Federal Management Agency," which was established via executive order on Jan. 24.

W. Craig Fugate, the former director of FEMA spoke to First Alert Meteorologist Ashton Altieri about how the mission of the agency is often misunderstood and preparedness for increasingly uninsurable risks from wildfires and floods must change.

President Trump recently floated the idea of getting rid of FEMA. It would take an act of Congress to make that happen.

Donald Trump, who has been a vocal critic of the Biden administration’s response to Hurricane Helene, which struck North Carolina in September 2024, said that he would like to see states assume more responsibility in the aftermath of natural disasters, rather than the federal government.

President Donald Trump on Friday halted Democratic California Rep. Brad Sherman’s defense of using the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) praised President Donald Trump’s actions since taking office just one week ago, arguing there is a “new sheriff in town” and there will be “no daylight” between Congress and the White House on addressing issues including immigration,

Of the 118,000 FEMA applications made following the L.A. wildfires made by Jan. 27, less than 20% have received approval for Individual Assistance, according to the agency.

At least $4 billion is earmarked for hurricane response in Virginia but only $47 million has been distributed so far, the vice president said.

The Office of Personnel Management is looking to open a direct line of communication to the federal workforce.

For the first time since the devastating fire erupted, all Pacific Palisades residents are allowed to return home