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Biden pledges federal support for Idalia, Maui recoveries

President Joe Biden is warning Hurricane Idalia is “still very dangerous” even though it weakened after battering Florida Wednesday morning. Biden also sought to reassure victims of Hawaii’s devastating wildfires that he hasn’t forgotten them. (Aug. 30…

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Senator McConnell freezes up again at Kentucky event

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky on Wednesday, weeks after he had a similar episode in Washington. (Aug. 30)
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Hurricane Idalia unleashes fury on Florida

Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday in Florida as a Category 3 storm and unleashed devastation along a wide stretch of the Gulf Coast, submerging homes and vehicles, turning streets into rivers, unmooring small boats and downing power lines before…