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This photo provided by the North Carolina Department of Transportation shows the collapsed eastbound lane of I-40 into the Pigeon River in North Carolina near the Tennessee border on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (N.C. Department of Transportation via AP)

Biden promises feds will pay for 100% of N.C. recovery costs

President Biden said Wednesday the federal government will cover 100% of the cost of debris removal and emergency measures for six months as North Carolina recovers from Hurricane Helene, granting a request from Gov. Roy Cooper after a helicopter survey of the damage.

October 2, 2024
President Joe Biden, right, and White House Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall, left, speak with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, on screen at center right, and Administrator of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency Deanne Criswell, onscreen at center left, about the Biden administration's efforts to aid in recovery from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Biden to survey Carolinas’ storm damage Wednesday

President Biden will travel to North and South Carolina and Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Georgia on Wednesday to scan damage from Hurricane Helene and greet first responders.

October 1, 2024
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about Hurricane Helene at a rally on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Harris leans into Obamacare wars in new ads

Vice President Kamala Harris is running ads targeting former President Donald Trump's threat to replace Obamacare while having only "concepts" of a plan.

October 1, 2024
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump walks outside the Chez What furniture store as he visits Valdosta, Ga., a town impacted by Hurricane Helene, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Harris, Trump turn focus to Hurricane Helene relief efforts

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump shifted their attention Monday away from standard campaigning to focus on the emergency response to the fallout from Hurricane Helene, which devastated a region that includes the election battleground states of North Carolina and Georgia.

September 30, 2024
Incumbent candidate New York's 12th Congressional District, Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., presides over a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill, in Washington on June 4, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senior House Dem Nadler of NYC says Mayor Adams must resign

Rep. Jerrold Nadler called on his fellow New York Democrat, Eric Adams, to step down, saying the mayor can't do the job right while battling an indictment alleging he solicited foreign campaign donations in exchange for official favors.

September 27, 2024