The Stafford Act was enacted in 1988 and has been used in the past to respond to natural disasters, such as hurricanes and floods. Here’s a look at the legislation and what it does. The Robert T.

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. President Trump on Friday invoked the Stafford Act while declaring a national emergency to help battle the ...

When President Trump declared a national emergency over COVID-19 last Friday, he did so under the National Emergencies Act, which was also cited in his national-emergency ruse to fund the border wall ...

FEMA Director Craig Fugate told a Senate committee Wednesday that the Stafford Act doesn't need major changes, pointing to how the agency has eliminated a backlog of Hurricane Katrina claims since he ...

It’s a mantra New Orleans residents have heard from Mayor C. Ray Nagin, complaining that nearly $12 billion in federal relief money is stuck in state bureaucracy. Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco ...

The Stafford Act was enacted in 1988 and has been used in the past to respond to natural disasters, such as hurricanes and floods. Here’s a look at the legislation and what it does. The Robert T.

Last week, a voicemail warning of a mandatory quarantine by the federal government went viral. There was no evidence to support it was real. A similar claim has now taken off to start this week. This ...