FEMA officials say Noem took days to sign off on the deployment of resources to assist with the search and recovery efforts.

House Democrats are calling for an immediate hearing on disaster preparations after catastrophic flooding in Texas, citing concerns about FEMA’s readiness and the Trump ...

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is facing intense backlash after CNN reported that she slowed federal resources to the devastating Texas floods.

Democrats Reps. Greg Stanton (Ariz.) and Gabe Amo (R.I.) on Thursday slammed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) administrator Kristi Noem over the administration’s response to fatal ...

Kristi Noem was slammed online after asking Instagram followers to pick a horseback portrait for South Dakota’s Capitol—just as Texas floods left nearly 120 dead. “You really posting portraits of ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem lashed out at CNN after it reported she delayed signing off on vital federal aid for ...

Ex-FEMA officials say it’s unclear how the response differs from FEMA’s typical role in disasters, which is to support states ...

At least 120 people have been killed and 173 are still missing as Texas officials deflect questions over the state’s response ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is under fire after posting a hostile and defensive social media statement late Wednesday afternoon, lashing out at damning CNN reporting that exposed FEMA’s ...

Noem ordered that every FEMA contract and grant worth that exceeds $100,000 must cross her desk for approval, CNN reported in June. The latest reporting by the outlet insinuated that this rule ...

The story comes amid Trump’s call to dismantle FEMA, leaving it up to the states to bear more of a responsibility for disaster response. CNN reported that within the agency, there are fears over its ...

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