Helene ravished North Carolina communities after it made landfall in September. FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell testifies about her agency’s response and the need for more funding.

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.

The House Oversight Committee will take a deeper look into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) response and recovery efforts following damage left by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in the southeastern U.