In terms of politics, Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden are hoping that recovery from Hurricane Helene will resemble the federal government's response to Hurricane Sandy in 2012 - a fairly smooth process that did credit to the last Democratic-led White House in a presidential election season.

Kamala Harris is within striking distance of Donald Trump in Florida ahead of the presidential election in November, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by Victory Insights, shows that Trump is leading Harris in Florida by just 2.1 percentage points, which is within the poll's margin of error of +/- 4.4 percent.

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll shows Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are neck-and-neck nationwide with just over a month to go until the election.