Helene ravaged North Carolina communities after it made landfall in September. FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell testifies about her agency’s response and the need for more funding.

The House Oversight Committee grilled Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell Tuesday over a since-fired FEMA employee’s directive that staff avoid houses with Trump campaign signage in the wake of Hurricane Milton and ...

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency tells lawmakers she has encouraged the agency’s inspector general to review whether an employee was acting alone when directing workers helping hurricane victims to avoid homes with yards signs supporting President-elect Donald Trump.

House lawmakers want to talk to the FEMA employees who oversaw policy in Florida during Hurricane Milton recovery, as FEMA Administrator Criswell faces a congressional grilling Tuesday.