2 h. ago Trump defends response to deadly Texas flooding after touring disaster area – live updates

President and Texas governor praise handling of flooding that has killed at least 120 people; Trump calls reporter ‘evil’ for asking about lack of warningsThe US state department is firing more than 1,300 employees in line with the Trump administration’s reorganization plan initiated earlier this year. The department is sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments in the US, a senior state department official told the Associated Press. Foreign service officers affected will be placed immediately on administrative leave for 120 days, after which they will formally lose their jobs, according to an internal notice obtained by the AP. For most affected civil servants, the separation period is 60 days, it said. “In connection with the departmental reorganization the department is streamlining domestic operations to focus on diplomatic priorities,” the notice says. “Headcount reductions have been carefully tailored to affect non...

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3 h. ago Texas floods latest: Trump meets rescuers and families of victims killed in Camp Mystic flooding disaster

President’s visit comes amid reports that Kerr County officials were repeatedly denied state funding for an emergency flood warning system

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10 h. ago Trump to visit Texas to survey damage from deadly flooding – live updates

While the Trump administration isn’t backing away from its pledges to shutter Fema, it has lessened its focus on the topic since the July 4 disasterThe US state department is firing more than 1,300 employees in line with the Trump administration’s reorganization plan initiated earlier this year. The department is sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with domestic assignments in the US, a senior State Department official told the Associated Press. Foreign service officers affected will be placed immediately on administrative leave for 120 days, after which they will formally lose their jobs, according to an internal notice obtained by the AP. For most affected civil servants, the separation period is 60 days, it said. “In connection with the departmental reorganization the department is streamlining domestic operations to focus on diplomatic priorities,” the notice says. “Headcount reductions have been carefully tailored to affect non-core f...

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12 h. ago Trump heads to Texas a week after devastating floods – US politics live

President reportedly backing away from abolishing FEMA but is still describing tragedy as a ‘once-in-every-200-year deal’ as at least 120 have diedAt least eight core members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have left their positions in the last six months, Politico reported on Friday, citing internal records and sources familiar with the matter.A senior White House official explained the departures by pointing to the fact that many DOGE staffers were special government employees, a designation that has a required end date, the report said. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Texas floods latest: 119 dead and over 170 missing as country singer reveals multiple family members killed

More than 170 people still missing in Kerr County and Texas Governor Greg Abbott fears more could soon be ‘added to that list’

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50 h. ago Kerrville mayor snaps at reporters covering Texas floods as death toll climbs

Kerrville, Texas, Mayor Joe Herring snapped at reporters on Wednesday, as officials face growing questions over their preparedness for a disaster.

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52 h. ago Texas floods latest: 119 dead and over 170 missing as questions mount over response to catastrophe

More than 170 people still missing in Kerr County and Texas Governor Greg Abbott fears more could soon be ‘added to that list’

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53 h. ago Kerrville mayor snaps at reporters covering Texas floods as death toll climbs: Live updates

Kerrville, Texas, Mayor Joe Herring snapped at reporters on Wednesday, as officials face growing questions over their preparedness for a disaster.

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55 h. ago Texas floods latest: 119 dead, more than 160 remain missing as questions mount over lack of warnings

160 people still missing in Kerr County and Texas Governor Greg Abbott fears more could soon be ‘added to that list’

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57 h. ago Texas floods latest: 111 dead, 173 missing as state reveals Camp Mystic emergency plan approved 2 days before catastrophe

With at least 161 still missing in Kerr County, Governor Greg Abbott fears more could soon be ‘added to that list’

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58 h. ago Texas floods victim left harrowing death voicemails for his children as water rushed in behind him: Live updates

A father used his final moments to call his children after he realized he and his wife were being swept away by the deadly Texas floods.

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2 d. ago Governor Abbott's response to reporter who asked 'who's to blame?' for deadly Texas floods

LIVE UPDATES: The Texas flash floods have consumed the lives of at least 111 people, with authorities warning the death toll is almost certainly going to continue to rise.

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3 d. ago New Mexico residents told 'seek higher ground' amid flash flood warning as Texas death toll climbs to 111

LIVE UPDATES: The Texas flash floods have consumed the lives of at least 111 people, with authorities warning the death toll is almost certainly going to continue to rise.

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3 d. ago Sickening new number of people still missing in the Texas floods revealed by Governor Greg Abbott

LIVE UPDATES: The Texas flash floods have consumed the lives of at least 111 people, with authorities warning the death toll is almost certainly going to continue to rise.

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3 d. ago Texas officials erupt at CNN reporter over 'slow response' claim as adorable girl's body is found: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: The Texas flash floods have consumed the lives of at least 108 people, with authorities warning the death toll is almost certainly going to continue to rise.

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3 d. ago Little girl all alone in the world after Texas floods killed parents with two young brothers still missing: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: The Texas flash floods have consumed the lives of at least 105 people, with authorities warning the death toll is almost certainly going to continue to rise.

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3 d. ago Stricken Texas floods survivor recalls seeing people 'die' in worst way... as new photos of Camp Mystic emerge: Live updates

LIVE UPDATES: The Texas flash floods have consumed the lives of at least 104 people, with authorities warning the death toll is almost certainly going to continue to rise.

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3 d. ago Father's defiant message of hope after tragically losing twin daughters as death toll of Texas floods surpasses 100: Live Updates

At least 27 of the victims were students or staff at the Christian summer camp for girls.

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4 d. ago Texas floods live: 82 people dead, officials say, as Trump declares major disaster

Rescuers still searching for missing people, including 10 girls from Camp Mystic, a Christian youth campTexas continues grim flood recoveryOfficials have said waters in some parts of Texas are starting to recede to where they were before the storm.The Guadalupe River near Kerrville – which surged by more than 20 feet within 90 minutes during the downpour — is, according to CNN, back down to just a foot or two higher than its level before the flood. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 'Wall of water' threat hangs over Texas as evacuees are told to get to higher ground: Live updates

Nim Kidd, Chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, advised Kerr County to brace for more of the deadly rains which have already claimed the lives of at least 80 people.

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