The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees FEMA and the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, confirmed to ...

A hurricane-response plan being developed by Richardson was scrapped earlier this month, a week after an internal report said the agency was "not ready" for hurricane season.

As the 2025 hurricane season heats up, DHS’s decision to pull FEMA staff to ICE is a moment of truth in disaster policy. Critics say it’s a trade-off of preparedness for politics and puts millions in ...

Rachel Maddow drew parallels on Monday night between the Trump administration's response to the July 4 flood in Texas and George W. Bush's infamously disastrous handling of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

As the Federal Emergency Management Agency responds to the deadly flooding in Texas, one key resource is missing: the FEMA leader. David Richardson, the agency’s acting administrator, has not been to ...

Flash flooding in cities throughout the U.S. might just be the new normal but most of this country is still not ready for it, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Mark Gongloff writes.

Richardson also denied a report from The New York Times that 84% of calls to FEMA went unanswered on July 7, three days after the July 4 floods, because Noem let lapse contract renewals with ...

David Richardson hasn't made public appearances, statements or social media postings since last week's flood. Former FEMA officials say that's concerning.

Richardson also denied a report from The New York Times that 84% of calls to FEMA went unanswered on July 7, three days after the July 4 floods, because Noem let lapse contract renewals with ...

David Richardson told a House panel of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure that he couldn't see anything the administration had done wrong. He called the response “a model for how ...