Here’s what to know: What does FEMA do and where does its money come from? FEMA has an operating budget and a disaster relief ...

No. It’s important to know not just what FEMA does, but what it doesn't do, especially for individuals. One claim floating around after Helene is that disaster survivors only get $750 from FEMA.

Imagine a world in which a hurricane devastates the Gulf Coast, and the U.S. has no federal agency prepared to quickly send ...

“FEMA has really let us down, let the country down. And I don’t know if that’s [Joe] Biden’s fault or whose fault it is, but we’re going to take over it. We’re going to do a good job.

President Trump does not have the unilateral authority to eliminate FEMA, according to current federal laws. While the president can propose budget cuts or changes to agencies, the ultimate ...