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The White House is defending the National Weather Service and accusing some Democrats of playing politics in the wake of devastating floods in Texas.
The White House slammed critics who said cuts made to the National Weather Service contributed to key forecast warnings ahead of deadly flooding in Texas last week.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNWhite House defends national forecasting agency amid questions about warnings, response to Texas floodsPresident Donald Trump is expected to visit Central Texas this week. Local officials and forecasters have defended their actions before and after flash floods killed dozens in the region.
President Donald Trump is traveling to central Texas on Friday to survey the aftermath of a catastrophic flood that has killed more than 100 people and put his administration on the sudden defensive over its emergency response efforts.
The state legislature will take the rare step of considering a mid-decade redrawing of district lines in light of concerns raised by the Justice Department.