Texas governor says Harvey damage could reach $180 billion
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Sunday estimated damage from Hurricane Harvey at $150 billion to $180 billion, calling it more costly than epic hurricanes Katrina or Sandy and fueling a debate over how to pay for the disaster.
Texas governor says Harvey damage could climb to $180 billion
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Sunday estimated damage from Hurricane Harvey at $150 billion to $180 billion, calling it more costly than epic hurricanes Katrina or Sandy and fueling a debate over how to pay for the disaster.
Trump rebukes South Korea after North Korean bomb test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump admonished South Korea, a key ally, for what he termed a policy of “appeasement” after North Korea claimed to have tested an advanced hydrogen bomb for a long-range missile on Sunday.
Harvey victim funds may be delayed without debt limit increase: Mnuchin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Sunday put pressure on Congress to increase the government’s debt limit by arguing that relief funding for hurricane-ravaged areas of Texas might be delayed if lawmakers do not act quickl…
Texas governor estimates storm damage at $150 billion to $180 billion
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Sunday said damage from Hurricane Harvey would exceed that of epic hurricanes Katrina or Sandy, likely reaching $150 billion to $180 billion.
FEMA tells U.S. states to improve their own disaster relief efforts
HOUSTON (Reuters) – State and local governments need to become more self-sufficient in handling major disasters like Hurricane Harvey, FEMA Administrator Brook Long said in a televised interview on Sunday.
Funds for Harvey victims may be delayed without debt limit increase: Mnuchin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said relief funding for hurricane-ravaged areas of Texas might be delayed if the U.S. Congress does not quickly increase the government’s debt limits.
Trump says nuclear test shows North Korea remains dangerous to U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea’s “words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States,” U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter in his first reaction after Pyongyang conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sunday.
Nuclear test shows North Korea remains dangerous to U.S.: Trump
(Reuters) – North Korea’s “words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States,” U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter, in his first reaction after Pyongyang conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on Sunda…
Trump hugs Harvey’s victims in test of presidential mien
HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump took up the mantle of “comforter-in-chief” in a visit to storm-wracked Houston as he played with children and served up food to evacuees from Hurricane Harvey, the first major natural disaster of his eigh…
