Before he heads to California, Trump proposes ‘getting rid of FEMA’
SWANNANOA, N.C. — President Trump said he was considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a trip to disaster zones Friday, offering the…
Will hurricanes depress voter turnout in key states?
NEWLAND, N.C. — All day, the phone rang inside the tiny Avery County elections office. Voters from all over this disaster-ravaged corner of Appalachia had the…
Biden surveys Hurricane Milton damage in Florida
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — President Biden on Sunday saw firsthand some of the devastation that Hurricane Milton inflicted on Florida’s Gulf Coast, including piles of…
Trump’s storm lies aren’t just political disaster. They’re dangerous.
You can’t predict the weather, but you can predict the politics that accompany major weather events. Good leaders respond promptly to disasters because it’s the…
After a deluge, the lies: Misinformation, hoaxes cloud Helene recovery
WASHINGTON — The facts emerging from Hurricane Helene’s destruction are heartrending: Businesses and homes destroyed, whole communities nearly wiped out, hundreds of lives lost, hundreds of…