Democratic senators pointed to disparities between what states are approved to receive disaster funding as well as a proposal to require that political appointees approve grant awards to ensure they advance the president’s priorities.

Cameron Hamilton is President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and he's facing questions from senators as he seeks to run an agency roiled…

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is pledging to senators to be “fair and reasonable” in assessing requests for disaster