Sources have said FEMA wasn’t authorized to launch search and rescue teams until 72 hours after flooding began.

A New York Times report found thousands of calls to FEMA went unanswered after the Department of Homeland Security laid off ...

Democratic Representative Jared Moskowitz has called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be investigated over the ...

Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem denied that Texas flood victims could not contact FEMA's call centers in the days following the disaster.

The Department of Homeland Security says it's making FEMA less "bloated." Opponents say that cost people their lives in Texas ...

Trump’s FEMA council, led by Kristi Noem, met amid U.S. floods to discuss major changes, including possibly shifting disaster ...

The Texas Hill Country disaster is not merely about one storm, one agency, or one administration. It is part of a broader, ...

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is under fire amid reports of a botched disaster response effort in Texas, one that the editorial board of the state’s biggest newspaper is comparing to ...

The Guadalupe River flood was predictable and preventable. Geography, climate change, population growth and federal cuts all ...

Texas special session called to address flood warning failures and emergency response after Hill Country flooding caused more ...

FEMA was ready to respond to this week's floods in Texas—but was delayed by administrative hurdles and approval processes that took 72 hours to resolve.

Even before dozens died in flood waters on July 4, Texas ranked first in the U.S. in number of deaths due to natural ...