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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Maria Alejandra Cardona KERRVILLE, Texas (Reuters) -President Donald Trump defended the state and ...

Trump and first lady Melania Trump spoke about how difficult it was to find the right words for grieving parents, as they fulfilled a unifying public ritual for commanders in chief.

Live updates and the latest news as President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tour the Texas flood devastation and ...

The president met with state and local officials, who praised the White House response, and lashed out at a question on ...

President Donald Trump spokes about the loss of life as a result of the flooding while surrounded by state and city leaders in Kerrville on Friday.

Mr. Trump and Abbott promised to rebuild the devastated region, although the president recognized that what was lost can ...

President Donald Trump met with victims' families and surveyed the damage of catastrophic floods that struck the state one ...

President Donald Trump toured the devastation from catastrophic flooding in Texas and lauded local officials amid mounting criticism that they failed to warn residents fast enough that a deadly wall ...

In Kerr County, Trump was greeted by Gov. Greg Abbott, who on Friday announced the federal government updated Trump's disaster declaration to include more counties. Abbott said the move "will provide ...

President Donald Trump has landed in Texas for a firsthand look at the devastation caused by catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people, which the administration has characterized as a ...

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, alongside several Texas leaders, will visit Kerrville on Friday to meet ...