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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicTexas floods

Topic: texas floods

Trump visits Texas flood zone, defends government’s disaster response

During his visit, Trump avoided questions on plans to shrink Federal Emergency Management Agency, as pressure grows over whether more could’ve been done before the July 4 floods.

Hope fades for Texas flood victims as toll goes up to 96

The bulk of the death toll from Friday’s flooding was concentrated in and around the riverfront Hill Country town of Kerrville, including the ill-fated grounds of Camp Mystic.

Trump describes Texas floods a ‘100-year catastrophe’, likely visit state on Friday

New Jersey: US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) described the floods in Texas as a "100-year catastrophe" and said he is likely...

Death toll from Texas floods reaches 82, Trump plans visit

Officials say toll is likely to rise by Tuesday as the scale of the disaster becomes clearer. So far, over 850 people have been rescued and 41 remain missing.

On Camera

MEA should stop living in dread of Trump. We’ve lived through Nixon before

Donald Trump seems to have rejected the old assumptions. He does not care that India is the world’s largest democracy. As for the Indian market, he wants access on his own terms.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

India’s defence sky gets a solar boost: Army orders iDEX solar-electric drone 

Indian Army has inducted loitering munitions, kamikaze and surveillance drones for over Rs 5,000 crore post Operation Sindoor from various domestic firms.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.