# Senate confirms Hamilton to lead FEMA and clears more than 70 other Trump nominees

https://mins.news/en/item/16447

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-07 18:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/459zH1t

> The U.S. Senate confirmed Cameron Hamilton as the head of the embattled Federal Emergency Management Agency. Senators also approved more than 70 other nominees put forward by Trump. The actions advance the staffing of the federal government while filling FEMA’s top leadership post.

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