Hamilton was fired on May 8 after publicly contradicting Trump and Noem on their efforts to abolish FEMA. He told podcast host John Scardena, who worked for FEMA in the late 2010s, that he knew before he made the comments to a congressional committee that he would be fired.

President Donald Trump threatened to declare a new national emergency and federalize Washington, D.C., after Mayor Muriel Bowser said local police would not cooperate with ICE. The dispute deepens tensions over federal control of policing in the capital.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday placed several employees on administrative leave effective immediately, just one day after they signed an open letter warning Congress that the Trump administration’s sweeping overhaul of the agency could lead to catastrophic failures in disaster response.

Those challenges have gotten steeper under Trump: FEMA lost more than 2,400 active workers due to a mix of firings, resignations and participation in programs incentivizing early departures from January to June, according to statistics compiled by the Government Accountability Office.

The National Guard’s time in Washington is nearly up—but the president doesn’t seem willing to let them go. In a lengthy post on Truth Social late Sunday night, Donald Trump claimed that he was willing to call a national emergency to keep some 800 National Guard members in the nation’s capital.

Homeowners may be reimbursed for costs associated with flood damage now that federal relief has been approved, according to Milwaukee County officials.