Acting FEMA Director David Richardson told staff in an all-hands meeting that he was unaware hurricane season had started, ...

The White House maintained that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has taken hurricane season planning “seriously,” ...

A spokesperson said that David Richardson, acting administrator of FEMA as of early May, was joking. During the briefing, ...

In a meeting with FEMA staff, David Richardson said he was unaware the United States had a hurricane season. Two staff ...

The White House said on Tuesday (June 3) that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is taking severe storms seriously, ...

President Donald Trump and his allies have repeatedly floated the idea of terminating the emergency disaster agency.

FEMA is scrambling to face hurricane season amid funding cuts by DOGE. Also, The Atlantic dug into the "secret history" of ...

The head of the FEMA said he didn’t know about hurricane season, raising major concerns about the agency. DHS issued a ...

An official from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA, said he meant the comment as a joke.

Trump’s acting FEMA head made an outrageous comment about hurricane season. Now the administration is trying to defend him.

If the 2025 hurricane season is as destructive as 2024, disaster-recovery agencies will once again have their hands full.