Gabriela Aoun Angueira

Cam Hamilton, acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee on Homeland Security oversight hearing of FEMA on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

President Trump nominates Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, a year after he was fired from the role

May 11, 2026 at 4:16 p.m.

President Trump nominated Cameron Hamilton to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a comeback for the former Navy SEAL who was fired from his role as FEMA’s temporary leader last...

FILE – People work at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

FEMA will resume staff reductions that were paused during winter storm, managers say

February 6, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will resume staff cuts that were briefly paused during January’s severe winter storm, according to two FEMA managers.

James Jones carries sandbags while trying to prevent water from running off a property scorched in the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., as the region remains under flash flood warnings on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

FEMA acting chief David Richardson departs after 6 months on the job, officials say

November 17, 2025 at 3:22 p.m.

The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency left his job Monday after just six months, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

A home is left damaged in Kipnuk, Alaska, on a stream bank after the remnants of Typhoon Halong caused widespread destruction in the coastal village in Western Alaska, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

President Trump issues disaster declarations for several Republican-led states but denies Illinois and Maryland

October 23, 2025 at 3:14 p.m.

President Donald Trump has approved major disaster declarations for several Republican-led states, but denied requests from Illinois, Vermont and Maryland.

FILE – The Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters is photographer in Washington, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Some FEMA staff are put on leave after signing dissent letter

August 26, 2025 at 9:51 p.m.

Some employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative leave Tuesday evening.

FILE – An emergency alert is displayed on a cellphone, Oct. 30, 2020, in Rio Rancho, N.M. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)

After Trump and Congress spending cuts, public media stations wait on money for emergency alerts

August 25, 2025 at 5:04 p.m.

The recently defunded nonprofit corporation that distributed federal money to public media stations across the United States is warning of another casualty when it shuts down next month: the nation’s...

Felipe Sousa Lazaballet, executive director of the Hope Community Center looks over inventory for disaster relief needs in the center’s food pantry Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Apopka, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

As hurricane season collides with immigration agenda, fears increase for those without legal status

August 21, 2025 at 7:31 a.m.

Natural disasters have long posed singular risks for people in the United States without permanent legal status.

Rain falls over a makeshift memorial for flood victims along the Guadalupe River, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Search for Texas flood victims paused as heavy rains bring new threat of high waters

July 13, 2025 at 2:54 p.m.

More heavy rains in Texas on Sunday paused a weeklong search for victims of catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River and led to high-water rescues elsewhere as officials warned that...

FILE – Dustin Holmes, second from right, holds hands with his girlfriend, Hailey Morgan, while returning to their flooded home with her children Aria Skye Hall, 7, right, and Kyle Ross, 4, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Sept. 27, 2024, in Crystal River, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins

May 31, 2025 at 8:40 a.m.

With predictions for a busy hurricane season beginning Sunday, experts in storms and disasters are worried about something potentially as chaotic as the swirling winds: Massive cuts to the federal...

FILE – A tattered American flag flaps outside a home as furniture and household items damaged by Hurricane Helene flooding sit piled along the street awaiting pickup, ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, in Holmes Beach on Anna Maria Island, Fla., Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

AI is being used to send some households impacted by Helene and Milton $1,000 cash relief payments

October 25, 2024 at 8:31 a.m.

Nearly 1,000 hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will benefit this week from a new disaster aid program that employs a model not commonly used by philanthropy in the...

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