In several cases, Republican lawmakers joined Democrats on the committee in pushing back on some agency actions under the Trump administration.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency testified before a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that if confirmed he would ensure natural disaster recovery efforts are “objective” and “fair.” Cameron Hamilton, who worked as acting head of the agency before being fired and ultimately nominated for Senate confirmation by the […]

The top position at the FEMA region overseeing the southeastern United States is among those that are vacant, weeks before Atlantic hurricane season begins.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Cameron Hamilton to run the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a former acting chief who was fired in 2025 shortly after he told a congressional panel FEMA should continue to exist. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will likely schedule a hearing in the coming weeks […]

Hamilton's nomination comes as the Trump administration has increasingly signaled it is backing away from promises to dismantle FEMA.

Hamilton’s nomination would come at a crucial time for FEMA and as its future remains uncertain.