Oct 09 Social media posts claim 2020 votes determined disaster aid delivery in North Carolina. Here’s why that’s false By Loreben Tuquero, PolitiFact As of Oct. 6, FEMA said the Biden administration had already provided $137 million in aid to Hurricane Helene survivors. Continue reading
Oct 09 Biden and Netanyahu hold first phone conversation in weeks By Zeke Miller, Tia Goldenberg, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press “It was direct, it was productive,” said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who added that the leaders discussed a long list of issues on the call, including Israel's deliberations on how it will respond to Iran. Continue reading
Oct 09 How Republicans could take the Senate By Lisa Desjardins The battle to control the Senate is now every bit as intense as the one for the White House, with several races setting multimillion-dollar records. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 4:17 During flurry of media appearances, Harris proposes Medicare coverage for in-home care By Lisa Desjardins, Elizabeth Summers, Winston Wilde With Election Day only 28 days away, former President Trump will campaign in Pennsylvania, Colorado and Nevada by week's end. Vice President Harris is also barnstorming, not in battleground states, but in a media blitz on radio, podcasts and television. Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch 9:40 Arizona Republicans explain why they’re considering voting Democratic this year By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat Arizona’s 11 electoral college votes could be vital for both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s path to victory. President Biden won Arizona by just over 10,000 votes in 2020. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López traveled to the Phoenix suburb of… Continue watching
Oct 08 Harris says Trump ‘incredibly irresponsible’ for spreading Helene misinformation By Will Weissert, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris is calling former President Donald Trump “incredibly irresponsible” for spreading falsehoods about the federal response to Hurricane Helene’s destruction. Continue reading
Oct 08 Trump had as many as 7 private calls with Putin since leaving office, Bob Woodward writes in new book By Michelle L. Price, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Bob Woodward writes in his new book “War” that Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and that he secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines in 2020. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 6:55 Helene recovery complicated by lies, hoaxes and conspiracy theories By Geoff Bennett Former President Trump has for several days now spread lies and spouted conspiracy theories about the federal government’s response to Hurricane Helene. The disinformation is causing confusion among those most desperate for help and answers. Geoff Bennett discussed this with… Continue watching
Oct 07 WATCH: White House denounces Trump’s ‘bad genes’ comment By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday suggested that migrants who are in the U.S. and have committed murder did so because “it’s in their genes.” Asked about it Monday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, “That type of… Continue reading
Oct 07 Nonpartisan analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, but surge under Trump By Josh Boak, Associated Press The analysis released Monday by the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget suggests a Harris presidency could increase the national debt over 10 years by $3.5 trillion, while former President Trump's ideas could heap another $7.5 trillion onto the… Continue reading