Trump ousts FEMA chief as hurricane season looms

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency was fired recently and replaced by a Trump administration official with no disaster response experience — a leadership change that comes less than a month before hurricane season begins. Thomas Frank from POLITICO’s E&E News breaks down FEMA’s leadership shakeup and what it means for disaster recovery efforts. Plus, it’s a big day for Republicans as they mark up major parts of their reconciliation package in the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees. Josh Siegel is the host of POLITICO Energy and a congressional energy reporter for POLITICO. Thomas Frank is a climate impacts reporter for POLITICO’s E&E News. Nirmal Mulaikal is the co-host and producer of POLITICO Energy. Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO. Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO. For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy