Live updates: Trump to tour Texas flood damage as the scope of disaster tests his pledge to shutter FEMA

What to Know

• President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will travel to Texas today to meet with first responders, families affected by the recent deadly July 4 floods.
• Trump said he plans to impose blanket tariffs of 15% or 20% on most trade partners, dismissing concerns that further tariffs could negatively affect the stock market or drive inflation.
• A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump’s effort to restrict birthright citizenship across the country and granted class-action status to infants who would be affected by Trump’s order.
• Trump announced that the United States would apply a 35% tariff to all imports from Canada beginning next month.