Professional crisis communicators watched the news conferences with dismay. Deflecting blame is not helpful if politicians ...

But Noem had severely botched FEMA’s Texas response by failing to renew contracts with companies staffing FEMA call centers, ...

Infrastructure related to flooding and other disasters must be treated as the top priority during the Texas Legislature’s ...

Kristi Noem detailed how the federal government deployed resources and funds to Texas flood victims, signaling fundamental ...

The Department of Homeland Security secretary defended the federal government's response and denied that policy changes ...

Noem and others have faced criticism for their response to the tragedy in which more than a hundred are dead or missing.

The federal response to the flash flooding disaster in Texas has come under scrutiny. President Trump, who has called for ...

President Donald Trump defended the state and federal response to deadly flash flooding in Texas on Friday as he visited the ...

The president met with state and local officials, who praised the White House response, and lashed out at a question on ...

Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to add flood response to the agenda for the July 21 special session, with an expected focus on ...

Were lives unnecessarily lost because of incompetence or policy decisions or dysfunction? It is not partisan politics to ask ...