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Trump plans to tour Texas flood damage as the scope of the disaster tests his pledge to shutter FEMA
The White House said the president will also visit the state emergency operations center to meet with first responders and relatives of flood victims.
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The Nation on MSNTrump’s California Stunt Is One More Step Toward AuthoritarianismHere we are, once again learning that the restraints Americans could rely upon in the past are fast disappearing
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LAist on MSNTrump’s FEMA proposals and feud with Gavin Newsom could devastate California’s disaster responseEven before President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom squared off over Trump’s decision to send National Guard troops to quell immigration protests, before Newsom likened Trump to a dictator and Trump endorsed the idea of arresting the governor, the question of how much California could continue to rely on FEMA was front and center.
A federal judge heard arguments on whether to grant restraining orders against ICE over alleged constitutional violations during immigration arrests in California.
The Trump administration has sued California over the state's voter-approved animal welfare law, which protects hens, pigs and calves from being kept in small cages, claiming the law has driven up egg prices and violates federal farming laws and