The president has defended his administration's response to the fatal flooding amid criticism that federal assistance could have been provided more quickly.

Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. In an escalation of his trade war, President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened a 35% tariff on goods imported from Canada.

President Trump is heading to Texas to assess the damage caused by the recent flooding. DOGE has access to a database that controls government payments to farmers and ranchers.

Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas flooding would have been far lower or nonexistent? A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the staff by 600 people.

President Donald Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency chief has thrown his weight behind right-wing conspiracy theories that have spread online in the wake of the Texas floods.

Follow for live updates in the Texas flooding as the death toll rises to 120, as rescue operations start to shift to recovery phase

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is facing intense backlash after CNN reported that she slowed federal resources to the devastating Texas floods.

Senator Katie Britt expressed deep sorrow over the tragic flash floods in Texas Hill Country, which claimed young lives and left many missing. Honoring victims like 8-year-old Sarah Marsh, she praised first responders and urged national compassion and support for grieving families amid one of Texas’s largest rescue efforts.