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Today's Political News Compilation - Wednesday, July 9, 2025

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Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA

By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA
Updated 10:32 AM CDT, July 9, 2025

Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.”

But after months of promises to overhaul or eliminate the federal agency charged with responding to disasters, Trump and his administration are touting a fast and robust federal response to the devastating Texas floods. In doing so, they are aligning more closely with a traditional model of disaster response — and less with the dramatic reform the president has proposed.

The president approved Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s request for a major disaster declaration just one day after it was submitted, activating FEMA resources and unlocking assistance for survivors and local governments. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told Trump in a presidential Cabinet meeting Tuesday morning that FEMA was deploying funding and resources quickly. “We’re cutting through the paperwork of the old FEMA, streamlining it, much like your vision of how FEMA should operate,” Noem said.

Noem said the rapid delivery of funds to Texas resembled the “state block grants” model Trump has promoted. It’s an idea that would replace FEMA’s current system of reimbursing states for response and recovery expenses at a cost-share of at least 75%. ...

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Transcript: Sen. Rand Paul on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," July 13, 2025

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The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Rand Paul, Democrat of Kentucky, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 13, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to the Chair of the Homeland Security Committee, Senator Rand Paul, who joins us from Bowling Green, Kentucky. Good morning to you, Senator.

SEN. RAND PAUL: Thank you. Thank you for having

MARGARET BRENNAN: Today is the one-year mark since then-candidate Trump was shot at in Butler, Pennsylvania. You have released an Accountability Report, we've had a look at...
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Trump to meet with NATO secretary general amid plan to sell weapons to Ukraine

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President Trump is set to meet with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte this week on the heels of the U.S. leader announcing plans to sell NATO allies weapons that it can pass on to Ukraine.

In a statement, NATO said Rutte will be in Washington on Monday and Tuesday and will also meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and members of Congress.

CBS News reached out to the White House for additional comment.

Sen. Lindsey Graham confirmed on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he and Democrat Sen. Richard...
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says "a turning point, regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine, is coming"

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In a bipartisan "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" interview with Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal and GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, Blumenthal says "what's most important at this time is our unity" as Graham says "Congress is on the verge of passing the most consequential sanctions package in the history of the country," against Russia over the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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Transcript: Rep. French Hill on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," July 13, 2025

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The following is the transcript of an interview with Rep. French Hill, Republican of Arkansas, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 13, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to Congressman French Hill. He is the chair of the House Financial Services Committee. Welcome back to the broadcast. Your ears must have been ringing with the two senators who started the program, because they were talking about grabbing some of those frozen Russian assets. You moved a bill and gave the president authority to actually seize them during the...
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Open: This is "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," July 13, 2025

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This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sen. Rand Paul joins to discuss a newly released Senate report that he authored about the Secret Service and the 2024 assassination attempt on President Trump. Sen. Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the committee that oversees NOAA and NWS, joins.
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Transcript: Sen. Maria Cantwell on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," July 13, 2025

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The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Maria Cantwell, Democrat of Washington, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 13, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: And we're joined now by Senator Maria Cantwell, who is the top Democrat on the Commerce Committee, which has oversight of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, and the National Weather Service. Good morning, Senator.

SEN. MARIA CANTWELL: Good morning.

MARGARET BRENNAN: These agencies are being looked at carefully right now, as you know...
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Transcript: Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Lindsey Graham on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," July 13, 2025

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The following is the transcript of an interview with Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, and Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 13, 2025.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Good morning, and welcome to Face the Nation. We have a lot to get to this morning. So, let's begin with Senator Lindsey Graham in Clemson, South Carolina, and Senator Richard Blumenthal in Bridgeport, Connecticut. They both just returned from Europe, where they met with Ukrainian President Zelensky. Good...
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MAGA world erupts over Trump's defense of Bondi amid Epstein files fallout

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MAGA supporters are nor pleased with President Donald Trump following his full-throated defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi, whose Department of Justice denied the existence of a Jeffrey Epstein client list after years of Trump surrogates vowing to reveal the disgraced financier's secrets.

Longtime conservatives and supporters of Trump sounded off on social media this weekend, as well as in person during a convention in Florida, with various messages pledging that the Epstein scandal will not "go away." The DOJ determined that Epstein committed...
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Trump defends US Attorney General Pam Bondi over Epstein files

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The president hits out at critics accusing Bondi of withholding information about the sex offender.
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Judge bars Trump administration from 'indiscriminately' detaining immigrants

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The lawsuit was filed in California, where the Trump administration has focused its immigration enforcement in recent weeks.
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Gisèle Pelicot given France's highest award

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Pelicot was named knight of the Legion of Honour on a list announced ahead of France's Bastille Day.
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Inside the Congolese mine vital to mobile phones, as rebels give BBC rare access

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The US wants rights to DR Congo's minerals, but one vital mine is still in rebel hands.
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Before Butler, Secret Service denied requests to bolster Trump's security, report says

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Ahead of the assassination attempt one year ago on President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Secret Service denied multiple requests from Mr. Trump's Secret Service detail to bolster his security apparatus during his 2024 presidential campaign, according to a Senate report released Sunday.

The report from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs found that the Secret Service "denied or left unfulfilled at least 10 requests" from Mr. Trump's detail for "additional resources," including an enhanced counter drone...
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Trump stands 'stronger than ever' one year after surviving Pennsylvania assassination attempt, staffers say

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In a matter of minutes on a hot summer Saturday in northwestern Pennsylvania, the already unprecedented 2024 election cycle was rocked by an assassination attempt on President Donald Trump's life that had a sweeping effect not only on the upcoming presidency, but also staffers who witnessed the harrowing moment.

Eight shots rang out at the Butler Farm Show Grounds at about 6:11 p.m. Eastern Time, roughly six minutes after Trump took the open-air rally's stage. The rally began on its typical lively note, with the former and upcoming president...
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Russia's agents killed after intelligence officer shot dead, says Ukraine

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Kyiv says two people accused of working for Russia and shooting dead a Ukrainian intelligence officer were killed.
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