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What is President Trump's purpose for traveling to Texas after the floods?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump is traveling to Texas today to survey the damage left behind by catastrophic flooding one week ago. The death toll continues to rise as rescue teams search for survivors. At least one hundred and twenty people have died. And more than 170 others are still missing. NPR's Tamra Keith reports the president will meet with families, local leaders, and first responders.
Teams are still searching for the missing after dangerous flood waters tore through homes, campsites, and summer camps, including Camp Mystic, where so many children perished. A White House official says President Trump will meet with family members affected by the tragedy. The President is also set to meet with first responders and get a briefing from local leaders.
How are federal and state resources being coordinated for Texas flood recovery?
In an interview with NBC's Christian Welker last night, Trump said installing an alarm system of some kind to alert people of future flood events would make sense. I love those people, he said, adding that he feels so terribly for them.
Tamra Keith and PR News.
She says, states like Texas need federal funds in addition to their own resources.
Probably the most capable state that's out there, lots of resources. But they also requested resources through the state-to-state mutual aid compact. But those types of resources also get reimbursed by FEMA. If this were to happen in another state that doesn't have that much capability, it would just make it that much harder for responsibility.
Chriswell says the focus now needs to be on how to help states streamline the recovery process so communities can rebuild faster.
What are the latest developments in the West Bank violence and civilian casualties?
Israeli forces and Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank have killed more than one thousand Palestinians since the beginning of the war in Gaza. NPR's Hadil Al Shauty reports twenty-three Israelis have been killed in the conflict.
The number of Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank rises as Israeli settlers set fires near an ancient church and cemetery in the Palestinian town of Thaiba this week. Last month, settlers attacked Palestinians and set ablaze the village of Kafr Malik, north of Ramallah. Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in that incident, according to Palestinian health officials. Israeli officials rarely prosecute offenders, and when they do, a very small percentage end in conviction. Demolition of homes by Israeli forces has also displaced tens of thousands of Palestinians. The largest displacement in the West Bank since Israel captured it in the nineteen sixty seven Midiast war. Ізраїли милітарі се ротing out militants.
Why is the State Department cutting 15% of its workforce and what does it mean?
Hadil Al Shalchi, NPR News, Tel Aviv. This is NPR.
Hundreds of State Department employees are being laid off today. It's a fifteen percent cut. The reorganization plan is moving into the implementation phase. The Supreme Court cleared the way for the administration to move ahead with mass federal job cuts this week. A Columbia University graduate student is suing the Trump administration for twenty million dollars. NPR's Juliana Kim reports the lawsuit alleges long term harm from his arrest and detention.
Mahmoud Khalil claims he experienced lasting harm while in immigration detention.
How is the Trump administration limiting immigrant access to federal benefits like Head Start?
Khalil is one of the first students arrested in the Trump administration's crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists. He was detained for some hundred days before being released last month. In his filing, Khalil accused immigration agents of arresting him without probable cause and under false pretenses. He also claimed that he lost. fifteen pounds due to stress and inadequate food, as well as that he was forced to miss the birth of his first child. In a statement, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Trisha McLaughlin called his claims quote absurd, asserting that the government acted within its authority. Juliana Kim, NPR News.
The Trump administration says it will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, the federally funded preschool program. It's part of a broader effort to limit access to federal benefits for immigrants who lack legal status.
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Chapters
5 chapters
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What is President Trump's purpose for traveling to Texas after the floods?
0:00–0:50
2
How are federal and state resources being coordinated for Texas flood recovery?
0:50–1:58
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What are the latest developments in the West Bank violence and civilian casualties?
1:58–2:54
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Why is the State Department cutting 15% of its workforce and what does it mean?
2:54–3:36
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How is the Trump administration limiting immigrant access to federal benefits like Head Start?
3:36–4:38