WASHINGTON >> A task force that President Donald Trump created to explore an overhaul of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Thursday abruptly postponed a meeting where it had been scheduled to vote on recommendations to reshape the agency.

Less than an hour before the meeting’s scheduled 1 p.m. start, members of the panel, known as the FEMA Review Council, did not appear to be aware of the postponement. One was Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, who is a leader of the council and whose department oversees FEMA. She left early from an appearance before the House Homeland Security Committee, saying she had to attend the council’s meeting.

Homeland security officials directed inquiries about the FEMA council to the White House. A White House official said the meeting was

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