WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, who on Friday talked about shutting down the Federal Emergency Management Agency, on Sunday night issued orders for a commission to investigate the disaster response agency that is so familiar to people in hurricane-prone south Louisiana.

President Trump recently floated the idea of getting rid of FEMA. It would take an act of Congress to make that happen.

U.S. Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards will serve on the "Council to Assess the Federal Management Agency," which was established via executive order on Jan. 24.

President Donald Trump on Friday halted Democratic California Rep. Brad Sherman’s defense of using the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Donald Trump, who has been a vocal critic of the Biden administration’s response to Hurricane Helene, which struck North Carolina in September 2024, said that he would like to see states assume more responsibility in the aftermath of natural disasters, rather than the federal government.

W. Craig Fugate, the former director of FEMA spoke to First Alert Meteorologist Ashton Altieri about how the mission of the agency is often misunderstood and preparedness for increasingly uninsurable risks from wildfires and floods must change.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) praised President Donald Trump’s actions since taking office just one week ago, arguing there is a “new sheriff in town” and there will be “no daylight” between Congress and the White House on addressing issues including immigration,

The executive order begins the process of a review of the agency's effectiveness by establishing a 20-member task force

Of the 118,000 FEMA applications made following the L.A. wildfires made by Jan. 27, less than 20% have received approval for Individual Assistance, according to the agency.

President Donald Trump on Sunday issued an executive order establishing a review council for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, just days after he floated shuttering the agency whose resources are strained following multiple weather-related disasters and which is burdened by past failures in handling massive storms.

Rogers County Emergency Management director Scotty Stokes has seen a number of disasters strike the state and has worked closely with FEMA during disaster declarations.