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.

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell emphasized that a key aspect of the agency's mission is conducting door-to-door outreach to inform disaster survivors about available federal resources. However, she noted that one employee instructed approximately 11 ...

Administrator Deanne Criswell said Tuesday she would call for an Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigation into an employee directing personnel to bypass houses with Trump campaign signs during the federal response to Hurricane Helene.