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After Texas flood, elected leaders say cuts to FEMA, NOAA could affect weather response
Some governors and mayors are concerned over how current or potential cuts to agencies will impact how the government can ...
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Former FEMA head responds to praise and criticism of federal response to Texas floods
The federal response to the flash flooding disaster in Texas has come under scrutiny. President Trump, who has called for ...
Asking questions about the Texas flood response isn’t politicizing a tragedy
Were lives unnecessarily lost because of incompetence or policy decisions or dysfunction? It is not partisan politics to ask ...
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defends FEMA Texas flooding response after NYT reports slow response
The Department of Homeland Security secretary defended the federal government's response and denied that policy changes ...
Checking claim Trump sent no Marines to help after Texas floods while thousands were deployed to LA protests
U.S. President Donald Trump actually sent 700 U.S. Marine Corps troops to Los Angeles in June 2025 — alongside 4,000 National ...
Trump administration's Texas flood disaster response 'fundamentally different' from Biden's approach: Noem
Kristi Noem detailed how the federal government deployed resources and funds to Texas flood victims, signaling fundamental ...
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Conspiracy theorists said 'cloud seeding' caused the Texas floods. It did not.
Experts say outlandish claims of weather manipulation are hindering disaster preparedness and emergency response.
Were Texas flood deaths avoidable? Here’s what Americans said in a new poll
In the survey — which sampled 1,680 U.S. adults — 52% of respondents said that most of the deaths could have been prevented if the government had been more adequately prepared. Twenty-nine percent ...