SWANNANOA, N.C. — Surveying storm damage in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump on Monday blasted federal emergency responders whose work has been stymied by armed harassment and a deluge of misinformationbut he said he was not concerned that the aftermath of Hurricane Helene would affect election results in the battleground state. Trump was asked […]
With the Nov. 5 election fast approaching, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are setting their sites on the key battleground state of Michigan on Friday. The vice president is scheduled to begin her day in Grand Rapids before holding events in Lansing and Oakland County, northwest of Detroit. The former president has his […]
Back-to-back hurricanes have jumbled the presidential campaign schedules of Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. Trump and Harris have separately gone to Georgia to assess hurricane damage and pledge support. Harris also has visited North Carolina, requiring the candidates to cancel campaign events elsewhere and use up time which is a precious resource in […]
WASHINGTON — A pair of unwelcome and destructive guests named Helene and Milton have stormed their way into this year’s presidential election. The back-to-back hurricanes have jumbled the schedules of Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, both of whom devoted part of their recent days to tackling questions about the storm recovery effort. The […]
ATLANTA — Three voting rights groups are asking a federal judge to order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections due to Hurricane Helene. The groups argue in a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Atlanta that damage and disruptions from Hurricane Helene unfairly deprived people of the opportunity to […]
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Desperate residents of the storm-battered mountains of western North Carolina lined up for water and food, hunted for cell signals, and slogged buckets from creeks to flush toilets days after Hurricane Helene’s remnants deluged the region. Exhausted emergency workers toiled around the clock to clear roads, restore power and phone service, and […]
