Furious officials say misinformation is harming hurricane response
The aftermath of Hurricane Helene has sparked a flood of misinformation online, with federal, state and local leaders ...
Sen. Thom Tillis visits storm-damaged Canton, begins assessing response and recovery
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis toured the damage from Helene and got a firsthand look at ongoing recovery efforts.
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Too much misinformation and not enough money as hurricanes hit an election year
Lara Trump would not agree that the former president’s claim is false. Bash played the comments of Sen. Thom Tillis, a North ...
Sen. Thom Tillis Is Angry Harris Campaign Quoted Him Correctly
The North Carolina Republican spoke out against hurricane conspiracy theories but didn't mention Trump is one of the main ...
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Tillis, Cooper spar over military response to Helene
Despite criticizing ridiculous conspiracy theories that came in the wake of Hurricane Helene — and supporting state Sen. Kevin Corbin (R-Macon) for calling them out — North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis ...
Watchdog found $7B in untapped FEMA funds — even though DHS Secretary Mayorkas said none available for future disasters
A Department of Homeland Security inspector general’s report in August showed over $7 billion still in emergency funding that ...
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Congress ignored disaster relief requests. Now, calls begin to return for Helene recovery
Congress went home ahead of Hurricane Helene, ignoring requests for billions in disaster relief money. Now, a growing push to ...
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'Donald will never love you': Republican mocked for 'flaming' response to 'MAGA backlash'
A Republican senator who condemned politicized attacks on Hurricane Helene relief efforts was bombarded with mockery Monday ...
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Kannapolis among the cities and counties awarded grants to support law enforcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced $17.6 million in grants from the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to support law ...
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GOP Sen. Ted Budd Pushes Trump’s FEMA Migrant Funding Claim Slammed As ‘Conspiracy Theory Junk’ By NC’s Senior GOP Senator
Budd pushed Trump’s claim that emergency funding for the federal response to Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in North ...
Florida braces for Milton as FEMA tackles Helene, lies
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said yesterday he doesn't think there is "any scenario where we don't have major impacts" from ...
Both Democrats and Republicans in North Carolina say misinformation is complicating Hurricane Helene relief efforts
Donald Trump and others have shared false claims about the federal hurricane response. Officials say it's making recovery ...