In the Desert and Mountain West, towns like Kearny, Ariz., are already warning residents they could soon run out of water, but rationing so far has been patchy.
Cameron Hamilton told a House committee last May, when he was the acting chief of FEMA, that the agency was vital to communities “in their greatest times of need” and should not be eliminated. He was ousted the next day.
The investigation comes as administration officials have fielded complaints about how Kristi Noem’s top adviser, Corey Lewandowski, dealt with companies seeking federal contracts.
Republican lawmakers from North Carolina had expressed frustration over how slowly FEMA was releasing disaster aid after Hurricane Helene devastated the state in 2024.
The Trump administration had sought to require states to account for population losses tied to deportations in order to receive emergency preparedness grants.
Residents searched through debris after a tornado passed through London, Ky., in May. Kentucky is one of 11 states that sued over federal efforts to withhold FEMA grants over population counts.
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