President Trump has nominated Cameron Hamilton to serve as administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Hamilton, a former member of the Navy SEALs, briefly led the agency last year as acting administrator.
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FEMA has been without a Senate-confirmed leader since Trump took office.
“Cam Hamilton is a great pick by President Trump to be FEMA Director. I will move his nomination quickly through our committee,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) commented.
Cam Hamilton is a great pick by President Trump to be FEMA Director. I will move his nomination quickly through our committee. https://t.co/G7AiAW20bO
— Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) May 11, 2026
More from The New York Times:
The nomination is the Trump administration’s latest step toward an overhaul of FEMA that could shift significant responsibility for disaster response back to state and local governments, though officials have backed away from eliminating the agency. A Trump-appointed FEMA task force released a set of proposals Thursday that
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