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%.

With the number of confirmed dead in the flooding disaster in Texas topping 100 people and rising, questions are being asked about what more could have been done to limit the death toll.

As monstrous floodwaters surged across central Texas late last week, officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency leapt into action, preparing to deploy critical search and rescue teams and life-saving resources,

Democrats criticize Trump's cuts to the National Weather Service and his approach to climate change after at least 59 people died in major Texas floods that occurred over the July 4th holiday.

The president quickly committed vital funding for Republican-led Texas after deadly flooding. Democratic-led states haven’t gotten the same treatment.

President Trump's pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Neil Jacobs, appeared on Capitol Hill on Wednesday for his Senate confirmation hearing. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.

More than 170 people are missing and the confirmed death toll has climbed to nearly 120 after flash floods devastated parts of central Texas. Follow here for the latest.

Plus, Medicaid and Affordable Care Act cuts in Donald Trump's domestic policy bill have rural hospitals considering what services they might have to cut.