The number of deaths from Hurricane Helene stood at 227 on Saturday and is still climbing, officials say. The director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Sunday dismissed claims about her agency’s funding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in North Carolina. “It’s really a shame that we’re putting politics ahead of
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson slammed the federal government's response to Hurricane Helene, which has left hundreds dead, as an "abject failure."
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Washington — Sen. Mark Kelly said Sunday that the federal government needs to do its part to inform Americans of the vast swath of election misinformation that’s being consumed on social media platforms like X, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram. “It’s up to us, the people who serve in Congress and in the White House to
Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris argued that former President Trump's effort to kill President Biden's border bill is to blame for the current crisis.
As recovery missions and repairs continue in North Carolina more than a week after Hurricane Helene carved a path of devastation through the western part of the state, the state’s Republican Sen. Thom Tillis called for more resources to bolster the relief effort and likened the damage to Hurricane Katrina’s mark on Louisiana in 2005. “This