Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin told Reuters that more than half of the victims’ bodies have been recovered as of Thursday. The ...

President Donald Trump caught his own administration off guard last week by suggesting that the nation’s primary disaster response agency might simply “go away.” ...

Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.

Multiple people are dead after passenger jet collides with a military helicopter midair near Reagan National Airport.

WASHINGTON — An American Airlines plane collided with a military helicopter before crashing into the Potomac River near ...

As Tennessee lawmakers debate options for Helene relief at a special session, many in our region are still struggling.

President Donald Trump falsely claimed during the Laken Riley Act signing that his administration had “identified and stopped ...

Presidents fully control FEMA aid. The operative word in federal disaster law is “may,” as in: “The President may make ...

President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than a day ...

Gov. Patrick Morrisey made his final cabinet appointments Tuesday by announcing new leadership at the Department of Veterans’ Assistance, the West Virginia National Guard and West Virginia State ...

State and local elected officials were left scrambling Tuesday to measure the impact of the broad executive order issued by ...

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...