2 h. ago Animals impacted by deadly Texas floods get private flight to safety to find new homes

Watch the heart-warming moment pets affected by the devastating Texas floods get a private flight to safety by animal rescue charities.

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3 h. ago BUCKTIN: 'MAGA candidate's sick conspiracy exposes just how far the Cult of Trump goes'

A MAGA conspiracy theorist now running for office is treating the tragic floods in Texas as content fodder, Christopher Bucktin says, and it proves just how far the Cult of Trump goes

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9 h. ago Texas man charged over threatening Trump before he visited flood

The San Antonio man was arrested Thursday night ahead of the president’s visit to Texas

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11 h. ago House Democrats call for urgent review of deadly Texas flooding as Trump tours disaster zone

‘I’ve never seen anything like it. A little narrow river that becomes a monster,’ president says

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12 h. ago Donald Trump sparks frenzy as he says 'thing like this has never happened before'

President Donald Trump made the bizarre comments about the recent flooding in Texas which has left at least 120 dead, as he addressed reporters in New Jersey on Friday

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12 h. ago Trump defends Texas flood handling as disaster tests vow to shutter Fema

Since disaster that has killed at least 120 people, US president has remained quiet about promises to axe relief agencyUS politics live – latest updatesDuring a trip on Friday to look at the devastation caused by the catastrophic flooding in Texas, Donald Trump claimed that state and federal officials had done an “incredible job”, saying of the disaster that he had “never seen anything like this”.The trip comes as he has remained conspicuously quiet about his previous promises to do away with the federal agency in charge of disaster relief. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Chaos at the FBI as Kash Patel and deputy Dan Bongino consider quitting over Epstein files after furious clash with Pam Bondi

President Trump's FBI head Kash Patel and his deputy Dan Bongino are both ready to call it quits if Attorney General Pam Bondi keeps her job after the debacle of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

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13 h. ago Melania Trump makes rare public statement with tribute to Camp Mystic girls caught up in catastrophic Texas floods

Melania Trump made a rare public statement on Friday as she paid tribute to the children who died in the terrible Texas floods.

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14 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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14 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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16 h. ago Texas floods latest: Trump surveys damage from disaster that killed 121, including Camp Mystic kids and staff

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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17 h. ago Trump tours Texas flood damage as disaster tests vow to shutter Fema

Since disaster that has killed at least 120 people, Trump has remained quiet about promises to axe relief agencyUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump arrived in Texas on Friday for a first-hand look at the devastation caused by catastrophic flooding, a trip that comes as he has remained conspicuously quiet about his previous promises to do away with the federal agency in charge of disaster relief.The Washington Post reported on Friday that the Trump administration has backed away from plans to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but administration officials continue to dodge questions about the agency’s future and many are still calling for serious reforms, potentially sending much of its work to the states. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Texas floods latest: Trump arrives to survey disaster that killed 121, including Camp Mystic kids and staff

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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18 h. ago Death threats over Texas flooding cartoon force museum journalism event to be postponed

A history museum event in Buffalo supporting local journalism was postponed after death threats against a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist

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19 h. ago Trump shares tender moment with Melania as they head to Texas to comfort flood victims

President Donald Trump called the Texas floods a 'terrible thing' as he left to visit the devastated state with First Lady Melania Trump.

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20 h. ago Texas floods latest: Trump departs for county where Camp Mystic is located as death toll reaches 121

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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20 h. ago Trump praises Noem’s disaster response – because he saw her on TV

President praises Homeland Security Secretary as ‘right on the ball’ and doing a ‘great job’ despite intense criticism of FEMA over this week’s devastating flash flooding

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20 h. ago Trump to tour Texas flood damage as scope of disaster tests vow to shutter Fema

Since the disaster that has killed at least 120 people, Trump he remained quiet about promises to do away with agency in charge of reliefUS politics live – latest updatesAs Donald Trump heads to Texas on Friday for a firsthand look at the devastation caused by catastrophic flooding, he has remained conspicuously quiet about his previous promises to do away with the federal agency in charge of disaster relief.The Washington Post reported on Friday that the Trump administration has backed away from plans to abolish the federal emergency management agency, but administration officials continue to dodge questions about the agency’s future and many are still calling for serious reforms, potentially sending much of its work to the states. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Trump to tour Texas flood damage as disaster tests vow to shutter Fema

Since disaster that has killed at least 120 people, Trump has remained quiet about promises to axe relief agencyUS politics live – latest updatesAs Donald Trump heads to Texas on Friday for a firsthand look at the devastation caused by catastrophic flooding, he has remained conspicuously quiet about his previous promises to do away with the federal agency in charge of disaster relief.The Washington Post reported on Friday that the Trump administration has backed away from plans to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but administration officials continue to dodge questions about the agency’s future and many are still calling for serious reforms, potentially sending much of its work to the states. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Texas floods latest: At least 121 dead as Trump heads to hard

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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