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Hurricane Helene
October 1, 2024
Grace Segers
Congressional Dysfunction Has Helene Relief Efforts in Limbo
Lawmakers left town last week without passing additional natural disaster funding, and approving additional money may prove tricky when they return.
October 1, 2024
Paige Oamek
Elon Musk Joins Trump’s Fight With White House Over Hurricane Helene
Elon Musk has decided to help out Donald Trump with his big hurricane response conspiracy.
October 1, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Fox News Pushes Dangerous (and Stupid) Hurricane Helene Conspiracy
MAGA has resurrected its favorite bogeyman for hurricane relief.
October 1, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Biden Fumes After Reporter Parrots Trump Lies on Hurricane Helene
Joe Biden angrily hit back at “lying” Donald Trump over his hateful conspiracy on Hurricane Helene.
October 1, 2024
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The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Already Pushing Ugly, Hateful Lie About Hurricane
An interview with the chairperson of the North Carolina Democratic Party, who offers an emotional account of Hurricane Helene's devastation—and responds to Trump's vicious lies about it.
October 1, 2024
Podcast
The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
Horror in NC: Trump Already Pushing Ugly, Hateful New Lie About Helene
As Hurricane Helene unleashes devastation and Trump viciously lies about it, a top North Carolina Democrat responds to Trump—and offers an emotional account of the mounting toll.
September 30, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Hypocrite MTG Now Demanding Hurricane Relief Funds She Tried to Block
Marjorie Taylor Greene is suddenly all for government spending.
September 30, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Trump Pushes Hurricane Helene Lie Even After Republicans Debunk Him
Donald Trump continues to insist that Democrats have abandoned areas affected by Hurricane Helene.
September 30, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Watch: Trump Appears Not to Understand How Hurricanes Work
Donald Trump, who wants to dismantle storm prediction services, seemed caught off guard by the completely predictable Hurricane Helene.
September 30, 2024
Kate Aronoff
Climate Change Does Not Care About Your Borders
Already we can draw two big lessons from Hurricane Helene’s catastrophic fallout.
September 30, 2024
Paige Oamek
Georgia’s Republican Governor Shuts Down Trump’s Hurricane Conspiracy
Donald Trump is trying to spread a new lie about Hurricane Helene—but Georgia Governor Brian Kemp isn’t playing games.
September 30, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Decides Hurricane Helene Is Perfect Time to Start New Conspiracy
As people are dying, Donald Trump has begun pushing a menacing, self-serving conspiracy theory about the hurricane response.
September 30, 2024
Paige Oamek
MTG Dragged for Ditching Georgia as Hurricane Helene Hits the State
Why has Marjorie Taylor Greene left her state just as Hurricane Helene is destroying the lives of its residents?
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