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Texas flood puts spotlight on Trump nominee to lead agency that includes weather service

Last week’s devastating Hill Country flooding is likely to feature heavily in a Wednesday hearing on President Donald Trump’s nomination of Neil Jacobs

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Trump Dodges Questions on Texas Floods, National Weather Service Cuts

On Sunday, while taking questions from reporters, Trump claimed that he had difficulty hearing a reporter who had started asking a question about cuts to the NWS. “Democrats are blaming your federal cuts for the deaths over in Texas,” the reporter began her question to Trump, shouting loud enough to be heard.

Inquisitr on MSN · 10h

Donald Trump Calls The Texas Floods A ‘100 Years Catastrophe’ and Blames Joe Biden For The Same

As the flash flood in Texas turned out to be devastating and deadly, Donald Trump has yet again avoided responsibility for the same and dragged former President Joe Biden into this. Talking to reporters on Sunday,

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Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts

Downsizing at the National Weather Service appears to be part of an effort by Republicans to privatize such agencies.

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Fact Check: Did Donald Trump Defund NOAA, the Service That Helps With Weather Predictions and Alerts?

Did Donald Trump defund NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration charged with protecting the natural world ...

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Donald Trump Grilled About NWS Cuts After Deadly Texas Floods

President Donald Trump was asked about cuts to the National Weather Service (NWS) after deadly Texas floods left at least 80 people dead. Speaking to reporters, the president dismissed concerns that ...

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Ex-weather bosses sent haunting letter warning Trump cuts could lead to deaths weeks before flood

In the weeks leading up to the devastating floods in Texas, five former directors of the National Weather Service sent a ...

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Trump’s NOAA pick appears in confirmation hearing days after Texas floods

In the five months since Trump chose Neil Jacobs as NOAA administrator, hundreds of NOAA scientists and meteorologists have ...

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Are Donald Trump's NOAA cuts to blame for Texas flood tragedy? What to know

Experts said the NWS did a good job warning about the flooding, but questions remain about whether the cuts played a role.

E&E News8h

Trump has long politicized disasters. Now he’s on the other side.

Democrats have seized on the administration's cuts to the National Weather Service in the wake of the Texas floods.

The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette1d

Effects of weather service cuts debated

Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump's deep staffing cuts to the ...

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The Latest: Trump delays tariff implementation another month

President Donald Trump ’s latest executive order delaying official tariff increases on dozens of countries until Aug. 1 has ...

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Kristi Noem says Donald Trump will 'reform ancient weather system' after Texas flood alert failures

Kristi Noem criticized the outdated weather alert technology and promised improvements under Donald Trump’s leadership after ...

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