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Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA 'remade,' and more tariffs are set for U.S. trade partners: Weekend Rundown
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said President Donald Trump wants the Federal Emergency Management Agency 'remade' rather than dismantled entirely. 'I think the president recognizes that FEMA should not exist the way that it always has been. It needs to be redeployed in a new way, and that's what we did during this response,' Noem said in an interview on NBC News' 'Meet the Press,' referring to the federal government's response to the Texas floods that devastated the region and left more than 120 dead. Trump has previously slammed FEMA, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, and mused about possibly 'getting rid' of the agency, which administers emergency relief. Noem, too, has previously said that the administration would eliminate FEMA. Asked on 'Meet the Press' a second time whether Trump no longer wanted to end the agency, Noem reiterated that she believed the president 'wants it to be remade so that it's an agency that is new in how it deploys and supports states.' Noem also brushed off criticism of the administration's flood response from some Democrats after Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., called for her resignation. 'I don't care what she thinks,' Noem said, adding there was 'no' chance she would resign. President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened a significant tariff hike on the European Union and Mexico, two of the largest U.S. trade partners. In separate letters published on Truth Social, the president wrote that each country will face a blanket tariff rate of 30% on all goods exported to the U.S. starting Aug. 1, and threatened even higher tariffs if either the E.U. or Mexico retaliates against his new levies. On Sunday, the E.U. said it would suspend retaliatory tariffs scheduled to take effect Monday in hopes of reaching a trade deal by the end of the month. Trump spent last week bringing his trade war back to a roaring boil. He kicked it off by issuing dozens of letters announcing unilateral tariffs, then said he planned to impose 50% duties on copper goods, sending prices of the raw metal to all-time highs. Late Thursday, he announced he would apply a blanket tariff of up to 20% on all imports, as well as a 35% tariff on some, and perhaps all, Canadian imports starting next month. The letters come as the many trade deals that Trump administration officials had said would be signed have failed to materialize, leaving the president with little to show for weeks of negotiations. Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., would not rule out running for president in 2028, telling 'Meet the Press' moderator Kristen Welker that he may 'take a look' at launching a bid. 'I would have never considered this a couple years ago, but I will not leave a broken country to my kids or to anyone else's,' Beshear said. 'And so if I'm somebody that at that point, that I believe that I can heal the country, then then I'll take a look at it.' Beshear, who was first elected governor in 2019, won re-election in 2023, becoming a rare Democrat to govern a ruby-red state, where 64.5% of voters cast ballots for President Donald Trump in 2024. Asked whether he was running for president, Beshear said, 'What I'm doing right now is trying to be a reasonable voice out there that hopefully doesn't just bring Democrats back together, but Democrats, Republicans and independents.' One year after Butler: A new Senate report into the attempted assassination of Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania has revealed 'multiple, unacceptable failures' in the U.S. Secret Service's planning and response. Just like old times: Trump threatened to take away comedian Rosie O'Donnell's U.S. citizenship, something that he cannot legally do, reigniting a decadeslong feud between the pair. Trump vs. MAGA: Trump faces a revolt from his MAGA base as the Jeffrey Epstein files — and calls for Attorney General Pam Bondi to be fired — dominated a conservative conference in Tampa this weekend. Georgia on Trump's mind: How midterm voters react in Georgia, which has taken center stage in the Trump era as a key battleground state, could help determine how the final two years of his presidency go. Jannik Sinner won his first Wimbledon title Sunday, defeating rival Carlos Alcaraz in four sets to capture his fourth Grand Slam trophy. In a rematch of June's French Open final — which Alcaraz won after dropping the first two sets — this time it was Sinner who came from behind for the victory. Sinner lost the first set before ultimately winning 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. 'It's so special,' Sinner said after the match during an on-court interview. 'I had a very tough loss in Paris, at the end of the day it doesn't matter how you win or lose, you have to understand what you did wrong. That's what we did.' Put a cork in it: An ill-timed bottle pop from the crowd resulted in a cork landing on the court. 'Ladies and gentlemen,' the umpire said on the loudspeaker, 'as a courtesy to both players, please do not pop Champagne corks just as the players are about to serve.' On Saturday, the women's final was almost over before you saw it. Clocking in at just 57 minutes, the match was a lopsided affair as No. 8 Iga Swiatek dominated No. 13 Amanda Anisimova, 6-0, 6-0, to win her sixth Grand Slam title and first at Wimbledon. The Pole, 24, became the first woman since 1911 to win the Wimbledon final without losing a single game. She has now won every Grand Slam except the Australian Open. 'Honestly, I didn't even dream [of this], because for me, it was just, like, way too far, you know?' Swiatek said. 'I feel like I'm already an experienced player after winning the Slams before, but I never really expected this one.' A star-studded affair: While the on-court play garnered headlines, so too did the action off of it. Countless celebrities and athletes were in attendance for the tournament. More than 1,300 employees were forced out of the State Department on Friday, taking with them decades of specialized skills and on-the-job training as part of the United States diplomatic corps. Several career employees who unexpectedly found themselves with pink slips told NBC News they were baffled by the massive overhaul. Two people were killed and at least three others, including a state trooper, were injured in what authorities described as a series of incidents in Lexington, Kentucky, after a suspect first shot at the trooper. A historic lodge on the Grand Canyon's North Rim was destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire, the park said. A 20-year-old American from Florida was beaten to death by Israeli settlers while visiting relatives in the occupied West Bank, according to his family and the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The family of a Northwestern scientist questioned for China ties sued the university, alleging it discriminated against her even though she was cleared of wronging, forcing her into a psychiatric facility against her will and ultimately leading to her suicide. Music icon Dolly Parton opened up about her struggles with songwriting following her husband's death. The federal government dropped charges against a Utah doctor accused of destroying $28,000 in Covid vaccines. A California farmworker who was critically injured during a chaotic federal immigration raid has died, according to his family. Chelsea beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 for the Club World Cup title as Cole Palmer scored twice and set up a third goal. This article was originally published on
New York Post
3 days ago
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- New York Post
Kristi Noem clashes with NBC anchor Kristen Welker over ‘inhumane' conditions at Alligator Alcatraz
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem clashed with NBC 'Meet the Press' host Kristen Welker in a testy exchange on Sunday over alleged 'inhumane' conditions at the newly-opened Alligator Alcatraz migrant detention facility in the Florida everglades. The detention facility, which currently holds 900 people but has the capacity to hold nearly 4,000, has been under scrutiny after Democratic lawmakers toured the facility on Saturday. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., described the facility as an 'internment camp.' Democratic lawmakers who toured the facility claimed that detainees were subjected to inhumane treatment, unsanitary conditions and sweltering heat. Wasserman Schultz claimed that detainees were forced to drink water from the same sink they use for the bathroom, and were packed into 'wall-to-wall cages.' 'Our detention centers at the federal level are held to a higher standard than most local or state centers and even federal prisons. The standards are extremely high, now this is a state-run facility at Alligator Alcatraz —' Noem told Welker in response to being questioned over whether the Florida facility was inhumane, before being interrupted by the host. 4 The detention facility, which currently holds 900 people but has the capacity to hold nearly 4,000, has been under scrutiny. NBC 'More than 30 people stuffed into a jail cell?' Welker asked, cutting off Noem. 'I wish they would have said that back during the Biden administration and back when the Democrats were in the White House when they were piling people on top of each other on cement floors and they didn't have two feet to move. They never did that, and that's why this politics has to end,' Noem said. 'I wouldn't call them jail cells, I would call them a facility where they are held and that are secure facilities, but are held to the highest levels of what the federal government requires for detention facilities –' Noem said before once again being cut off by Welker. 4 Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., described the facility as an 'internment camp.' NBC 'Democrats have called them cages,' the 'Meet the Press' host interrupted. Noem vowed to allow cameras to document the conditions inside migrant detention centers to show how their conditions are superior to centers used in the Biden administration. She also encouraged illegal immigrants to self-deport to avoid the detention process entirely and give themselves an opportunity to return to the country legally. Trump administration Border Czar Tom Homan also took Democrats to task Sunday for overlooking migrant detention conditions under Biden and failing to criticize them until Trump took office on CNN's State of the Union. 4 'Our detention centers at the federal level are held to a higher standard than most local or state centers and even federal prisons,' Noem told Welker. AP 4 Noem allows cameras to document the conditions inside migrant detention centers to show how their conditions are superior to centers used in the Biden administration. ''You didn't see them complaining about, under Biden administration, people being held in a border patrol parking lot surrounded by a fence and sweltering heat, they ignored four years of open borders, historic migrant deaths, historic Americans dying from fentanyl, historic numbers of women and children being sex trafficked.' The Trump administration's deportation policies have been the subject of widespread controversy and multiple court injunctions. The White House has aggressively moved to secure the southern border and has been deporting illegal immigrants at a rapid pace.
NBC News
3 days ago
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- NBC News
Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA 'remade,' and more tariffs are set for U.S. trade partners: Weekend Rundown
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said President Donald Trump wants the Federal Emergency Management Agency 'remade' rather than dismantled entirely. 'I think the president recognizes that FEMA should not exist the way that it always has been. It needs to be redeployed in a new way, and that's what we did during this response,' Noem said in an interview on NBC News' 'Meet the Press,' referring to the federal government's response to the Texas floods that devastated the region and left more than 120 dead. Trump has previously slammed FEMA, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, and mused about possibly 'getting rid' of the agency, which administers emergency relief. Noem, too, has previously said that the administration would eliminate FEMA. Asked on 'Meet the Press' a second time whether Trump no longer wanted to end the agency, Noem reiterated that she believed the president 'wants it to be remade so that it's an agency that is new in how it deploys and supports states.' Noem also brushed off criticism of the administration's flood response from some Democrats after Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., called for her resignation. 'I don't care what she thinks,' Noem said, adding there was 'no' chance she would resign. Trump says he will hit E.U. and Mexico with a 30% tariff President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened a significant tariff hike on the European Union and Mexico, two of the largest U.S. trade partners. In separate letters published on Truth Social, the president wrote that each country will face a blanket tariff rate of 30% on all goods exported to the U.S. starting Aug. 1, and threatened even higher tariffs if either the E.U. or Mexico retaliates against his new levies. On Sunday, the E.U. said it would suspend retaliatory tariffs scheduled to take effect Monday in hopes of reaching a trade deal by the end of the month. Trump spent last week bringing his trade war back to a roaring boil. He kicked it off by issuing dozens of letters announcing unilateral tariffs, then said he planned to impose 50% duties on copper goods, sending prices of the raw metal to all-time highs. Late Thursday, he announced he would apply a blanket tariff of up to 20% on all imports, as well as a 35% tariff on some, and perhaps all, Canadian imports starting next month. The letters come as the many trade deals that Trump administration officials had said would be signed have failed to materialize, leaving the president with little to show for weeks of negotiations. 'Meet the Press' Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., would not rule out running for president in 2028, telling 'Meet the Press' moderator Kristen Welker that he may 'take a look' at launching a bid. 'I would have never considered this a couple years ago, but I will not leave a broken country to my kids or to anyone else's,' Beshear said. 'And so if I'm somebody that at that point, that I believe that I can heal the country, then then I'll take a look at it.' Beshear, who was first elected governor in 2019, won re-election in 2023, becoming a rare Democrat to govern a ruby-red state, where 64.5% of voters cast ballots for President Donald Trump in 2024. Asked whether he was running for president, Beshear said, 'What I'm doing right now is trying to be a reasonable voice out there that hopefully doesn't just bring Democrats back together, but Democrats, Republicans and independents.' Politics in brief Trump vs. MAGA: Trump faces a revolt from his MAGA base as the Jeffrey Epstein files — and calls for Attorney General Pam Bondi to be fired — dominated a conservative conference in Tampa this weekend. Georgia on Trump's mind: How midterm voters react in Georgia, which has taken center stage in the Trump era as a key battleground state, could help determine how the final two years of his presidency go. Wimbledon crowns its men's and women's champions Jannik Sinner won his first Wimbledon title Sunday, defeating rival Carlos Alcaraz in four sets to capture his fourth Grand Slam trophy. In a rematch of June's French Open final — which Alcaraz won after dropping the first two sets — this time it was Sinner who came from behind for the victory. Sinner lost the first set before ultimately winning 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. 'It's so special,' Sinner said after the match during an on-court interview. 'I had a very tough loss in Paris, at the end of the day it doesn't matter how you win or lose, you have to understand what you did wrong. That's what we did.' Put a cork in it: An ill-timed bottle pop from the crowd resulted in a cork landing on the court. 'Ladies and gentlemen,' the umpire said on the loudspeaker, 'as a courtesy to both players, please do not pop Champagne corks just as the players are about to serve.' On Saturday, the women's final was almost over before you saw it. Clocking in at just 57 minutes, the match was a lopsided affair as No. 8 Iga Swiatek dominated No. 13 Amanda Anisimova, 6-0, 6-0, to win her sixth Grand Slam title and first at Wimbledon. The Pole, 24, became the first woman since 1911 to win the Wimbledon final without losing a single game. She has now won every Grand Slam except the Australian Open. 'Honestly, I didn't even dream [of this], because for me, it was just, like, way too far, you know?' Swiatek said. 'I feel like I'm already an experienced player after winning the Slams before, but I never really expected this one.' A star-studded affair: While the on-court play garnered headlines, so too did the action off of it. Countless celebrities and athletes were in attendance for the tournament. Notable quote I don't know how you treat people this way. I really don't. A Veteran State Department Employee More than 1,300 employees were forced out of the State Department on Friday, taking with them decades of specialized skills and on-the-job training as part of the United States diplomatic corps. Several career employees who unexpectedly found themselves with pink slips told NBC News they were baffled by the massive overhaul. In case you missed it Two people were killed and at least three others, including a state trooper, were injured in what authorities described as a series of incidents in Lexington, Kentucky, after a suspect first shot at the trooper. A historic lodge on the Grand Canyon's North Rim was destroyed by a fast-moving wildfire, the park said. A 20-year-old American from Florida was beaten to death by Israeli settlers while visiting relatives in the occupied West Bank, according to his family and the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The family of a Northwestern scientist questioned for China ties sued the university, alleging it discriminated against her even though she was cleared of wronging, forcing her into a psychiatric facility against her will and ultimately leading to her suicide.
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4 days ago
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he'll 'take a look' at running for president
Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky., would not rule out running for president in 2028, telling 'Meet the Press' moderator Kristen Welker that he may 'take a look' at launching a bid. 'I would have never considered this a couple years ago, but I will not leave a broken country to my kids or to anyone else's,' Beshear said Sunday. 'And so if I'm somebody that at that point, that I believe that I can heal the country, then then I'll take a look at it.' Beshear, who was first elected governor in 2019, won re-election in 2023, becoming a rare Democrat to govern a ruby-red state, where 64.5% of voters cast ballots for President Donald Trump in 2024. Asked whether he was running for president, Beshear said, 'What I'm doing right now is trying to be a reasonable voice out there that hopefully doesn't just bring Democrats back together, but Democrats, Republicans and independents.' 'This country has gotten far too partisan, too much 'us versus them.' If we can focus on the core issues that lift up every single American, then we can actually move not right or left, but forward as a country,' Beshear added. Asked a second time whether he was considering a run for president, Beshear said, 'Right now, what I'm trying to do is speak out for my people and for the American people, especially with this attack on rural America and the 'big, ugly bill.'' Moments later, he added that he may 'take a look' at launching a presidential campaign. Beshear is one of several Democrats who have emerged as potential presidential contenders, several of whom are making trips to early primary states. Beshear is traveling to South Carolina next week — a state Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., also visited last week. Beshear has previously expressed an openness to running for president, and last week he told CNN that he did not want to leave 'a broken country to my kids or anyone else's,' a sentiment he reiterated on Sunday. 'What I think is most important for 2028 is a candidate that can heal this country, that can bring people back together,' he said in the CNN interview. 'So when I sit down, I'm going to think about whether I'm that candidate or whether someone else is that candidate.'
The Hill
4 days ago
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- The Hill
Senate Republican: ‘America is safer with Pam Bondi as attorney general'
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) on Sunday said he has confidence in Attorney General Pam Bondi despite reports that she is feuding with FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino over her handling of the case related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. 'I do,' Barrasso said, when asked in an interview on NBC News's 'Meet the Press' whether he has confidence in Bondi. 'We ran to make this country safer and more prosperous. Pam Bondi and her team are getting hardened criminals off the streets,' he continued. 'America is safer with Pam Bondi as attorney general.' Barrasso said, 'I do,' when moderator Kristen Welker followed up to ask if he has confidence in Patel. The interview comes after President Trump reiterated his confidence in Bondi on Saturday amid fierce backlash from segments of his base over her handling of the Epstein files. The Justice Department released a memo on Monday concluding there was no evidence Epstein kept a 'client list,' nor that the convicted sex offender sought to blackmail powerful figures implicated in his crimes. The memo also found no evidence suggesting foul play involved in Epstein's death, which had previously been ruled a suicide. Those revelations contradict conspiracy theories pushed by several right-wing media personalities and internet influencers; many of whom fumed Monday over the memo and alleged a cover-up was taking place.
