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WASHINGTON His disaster response operation under scrutiny, President Donald Trump pledged complete federal assistance Wednesday to areas of the Carolinas hit hard by floods after Hurricane Florence. "The money will come as fast as you need it," Trump told officials during a briefing at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in the southeastern part of North Carolina.
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected on Wednesday to visit North Carolina, which is bearing the brunt of Florence's deadly deluge and where rivers are still rising while thousands of homes and roadways remain submerged. Passersby look at a section of washed-out road damaged by flood waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, now downgraded to a tropical depression, in Currie, North Carolina, U.S., September 18, 2018.
The good news is that many states have learned from past mistakes and have adopted innovative policies. In fact, more than 25 states have adopted laws that now make is easier for disaster relief workers to avoid government bureaucracy during those critical days and weeks following a tragedy.
A man carries a flag to place on his truck as members of a team with the United States Coast Guard preform search and rescue through floodwaters in Lumberton, N.C. Jabin Botsford/Washington Post A man carries a flag to place on his truck as members of a team with the United States Coast Guard preform search and rescue through floodwaters in Lumberton, N.C. Jabin Botsford/Washington Post Even as skies began to clear over North Carolina on Tuesday, concern about environmental damage mounted after days of pounding rain left two dozen hog farms seeping waste, 3.4 million dead chickens and turkeys, widespread mandates to boil drinking water, and workers trying to prevent coal ash waste from leaking out of a landfill.
President Trump tore into Jeff Sessions in an interview published Wednesday, going so far as to say "I don't have an attorney general" -- although he appeared to later soften the statement. In an interview with The Hill , Trump said the beleagured Sessions was absent and performing poorly in his role as the nation's top lawyer.
The U.S. Coast Guard has removed a member of its Hurricane Florence emergency response team in Charleston after he flashed an "OK" hand symbol during an interview on MSNBC Friday. The Coast Guard says an investigation has been opened into the incident, since the symbol has been associated with white supremacists.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday bluntly questioned the allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a fellow high school student over 30 years ago, and Republicans warned the accuser the window was closing to tell her story before a confirmation vote. Trump's skepticism, the most explicit challenge top Republicans have so far mounted to Christine Blasey Ford's credibility, came as GOP Senate leaders tried to firm up support for Kavanaugh.
If you have been following the serious destruction brought about by Hurricane Florence in North Carolina and the political turmoil caused by the allegations of teenage sexual misconduct made by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, along with his firm and unbending denials, you might have missed a profound event in a federal courtroom in the nation's capital late last week. The Florence damage may take years to repair, and the Kavanaugh nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, which once seemed assured, at this writing is in a sort of limbo, pending an Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas-like confrontation before the Senate Judiciary Committee next week.
A senior official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been suspended without pay related to a Department of Homeland Security inspector general investigation into whether FEMA Administrator Brock Long used government vehicles for personal reasons, according to an administration official. John Veatch was suspended last Friday as the agency was responding to Hurricane Florence, according to Politico , which first reported the suspension.
Rescue operations are still underway by the U.S. Coast Guard in North Carolina. Members of the Aviation Training Center Mobile are among those responding on the front lines.
Many social media posts claim that the power plant is on the brink of a going 'nuclear,' but Verify can confirm that this is false. A Duke Energy nuclear power plant in Brunswick, North Carolina was in the direct path of Hurricane Florence as it made landfall last week.
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President Donald Trump sided with his embattled Supreme Court nominee, defending Judge Brett Kavanaugh against allegations of sexual assault as the White House walked a fine line in addressing accusations that revived memories of the president's own #MeToo moments. Time and again, Trump has defended powerful men against the claims of women.
A pair of Trenton, North Carolina residents took a boat out to survey the damage after their hometown was inundated by floodwaters caused by Hurricane Florence. FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - The river seethed a quarter-mile away, bulging from its banks, so the patrol cars circled the neighborhood three times.
President Donald Trump sided with his embattled Supreme Court nominee, defending Judge Brett Kavanaugh against allegations of sexual assault as the White House walked a fine line in addressing accusations that revived memories of the president's own #MeToo moments. Time and again, Trump has defended powerful men against the claims of women.
White House officials confirmed on Tuesday that Trump would be landing aboard Air Force One around 10:20 a.m. at the Marine Corps Station - Cherry Point, on Roosevelt Boulevard in Havelock, where Gov. Roy Cooper is expected to join Trump for a briefing. "To the families who have lost loved ones, America grieves with you, and our hearts break for you.
A federal probe into whether the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Brock Long, improperly used his government car to commute from Washington to his home in North Carolina has been referred to prosecutors for possible criminal charges, according to a person familiar with the matter. FILE PHOTO: FEMA Administrator Brock Long listens as U.S. President Donald Trump holds an Oval Office meeting on preparations for hurricane Florence at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 11, 2018.
Joey Scott Stanfield Sr., left, Michael Denikos, top, and Angie Ramirez, bottom, remove plywood from the Marine Layers building on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 in downtown Charleston.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is delaying a test of a new national alert that was scheduled for this week due to the impact of Hurricane Florence on the East Coast. The test will now take place on Oct. 3 at 2:18 p.m. EDT.
The test of the emergency alert system, scheduled to be sent by President Trump on September 20, has been delayed to October 3. The alert is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's system to warn the public in cases of emergency, such as dangerous weather, and missing children. It will be sent to the majority of cell phones in the US with the header "Presidential Alert" and the message, "THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System.