Texas floods live updates: Trump surveys damage from disaster that killed 121, including Camp Mystic kids and staff

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited Central Texas Friday, a week after it was devastated by flash flooding.

At least 121 people have died from the floods, and more than 160 are still missing.

Scavino sold the day before the president officially announced reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trading partners.

Rhian Lubin has the details.

The Trump administration is suing the state of California to block animal welfare laws that it says unconstitutionally helped send egg prices soaring. But a group that spearheaded the requirements pushed back, blaming bird flu for the hit to consumers’ pocketbooks.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in California on Wednesday, challenges voter initiatives that passed in 2018 and 2008. They require that all eggs sold in California come from cage-free hens.

Texas officials announced 103 confirmed deaths in Kerr County, which was devastated by flash flooding along the Guadalupe River on July 4.

The city of Kerrville, located in Kerr County, wrote on Facebook Thursday, “Victim recovery operations continue and additional resources from local, state and federal partners continue to deploy to Kerr County as mission efforts become more technical.

“Officials report that there have been 103 confirmed deaths (67 adults/36 children) in Kerr County.”

The death toll is up from the 96 fatalities officials previously reported:

But in the week since the House of Representatives passed it, many of those Republican Senators who previously voiced objections about the bill have changed their tune.

And some Republicans tell The Independent that they want to do another bill under the same method used to pass the last one.

MAGA world remains in a state of chaos over the Trump administration’s Jeffrey Epstein memo, if the events of Friday are any indication.

While the FBI’s deputy director was taking a mental health day and considering resigning amid the continued fallout over the handling of the Epstein files, Steve Bannon got an earful from attendees at a MAGA youth event who declared that Donald Trump “has become the deep state” because he is “covering up for pedophiles.”

Search and rescue efforts are expected to continue for several weeks, said Fredericksburg Fire Chief Lynn Bizzell.

The Texas Department of Public Safety shared photos of the state’s response to the disastrous floods that hit Central Texas a week ago.

“We remain committed to helping for however long it takes,” the department said.

At least 121 people have died in the floods, and more than 160 people remain missing.

More than 12,3000 volunteers have signed up to help Central Texas after flash floods on July 4 devastated communities along the Guadalupe River.

At least 121 people have died in the floods, and more than 160 are still missing.