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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has President Joe Biden’s personal phone number, the president told reporters Tuesday.

Florida will have at least 37,000 linemen at the ready — and perhaps a few thousands more — as Hurricane Milton barrels toward the west coast, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday morning.

Residents of Tampa, Florida, are being warned that ignoring evacuation orders as Hurricane Milton approaches could result in dire consequences.

Hurricane Milton is closing on Florida’s west coast with landfall expected as a Category 4 hurricane Wednesday night or early Thursday morning as a mass exodus continues. The extreme weather event will arrive as Floridians still work to recover from the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene’s impact 12 days ago.

The office of Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday that the Lone Star state will be directing resources to help Florida and Tennessee with hurricane relief efforts.

FEMA is taking criticism for its failures in response to Hurricane Helene, but it appears that the agency was worrying over DEI policies.

A handful of Senate Republicans are warning that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are siphoning taxpayer funds from FEMA to help migrants.

Hurricane Milton has intensified even further after rapidly developing into a major Category 5 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

Democrat presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris is being criticized by the right for taping the sex-focused podcast Call Her Daddy as hundreds of thousands of Americans are still suffering from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

President Joe Biden has approved Florida’s emergency disaster declaration as Hurricane Milton approaches the Sunshine State, expected to make landfall Wednesday or Thursday.

A man in Avery County, North Carolina, is sharing his deep grief after losing his beloved wife during Hurricane Helene.

Hurricane Milton is now a Category 5 as people living on Florida’s west coast brace for its impending arrival.

Storm Milton strengthened from a major tropical disturbance into a Category 3 hurricane early on Monday morning, increasing the threat to Florida’s west coast, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in a special alert.

President Joe Biden ordered “500 additional active-duty troops” to go to North Carolina to assist with the ongoing Hurricane Helene relief efforts.

Residents in a North Carolina town have reportedly been left to fend for themselves in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s destruction, adding that they “don’t care if” the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) “comes by.”

A couple from Greensboro, North Carolina, decided to help others instead of feeling sad when their wedding plans fell through due to Hurricane Helene.

Over half-a-million pounds of supplies have been delivered to western North Carolina by volunteers flying private helicopters after Hurricane Helene, local reports have said.

Tropical Storm Milton is expected to reach hurricane status late Sunday, or Monday morning, as it nears Florida’s west coast.

Country star Eric Church can see the pain, suffering, and personal loss left in the wake of Hurricane Helene and has determined to do something about it, particularly those victims who live in the singer/songwriter’s home state of North Carolina.

Hurricane Helene’s damage to the Appalachian Trail is “historic” and may take years to repair, the trail’s conservation organization said.

As the death toll from Hurricane Helene crosses 220, hundreds of missing persons cases across the U.S. southeast are feared to become body recoveries.

The devastation in a small North Carolina down from Hurricane Helene may cause unexpected issues to the semiconductor production industry, as nearly all of the world’s supply of a necessary mineral comes from that area.

Hundreds of roads in North Carolina remain closed or damaged as Americans try to recover in the aftermath of flooding from Hurricane Helene.

A factory in Marion, North Carolina, that makes intravenous fluids (IV) has closed after being hit by flooding from Hurricane Helene.

Legendary heavy metal band Metallica is helping communities devastated by Hurricane Helene as cleanup efforts are underway.

Former President Donald Trump revealed that he is not worried about losing voters in states affected by Hurricane Helene and that he is only “thinking about lives.”

Former Obama adviser David Axelrod implied that “liberal voters” in Asheville, North Carolina, would “figure a way to vote,” despite the damage from Hurricane Helene, while Trump voters would not.

Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) thanked former President Donald Trump for keeping the nation’s focus on the tragedy in Georgia that resulted from Hurricane Helene at their joint press conference in Evans on Friday.

Former President Donald Trump holds a town hall event in Fayetteville, North Carolina, after flooding from Hurricane Helene devastated the state.

Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle has made several helicopter supply drops in remote areas of Hurricane Helene’s destructive path, even getting much-needed medication to someone stranded in the North Carolina mountains after they signaled with a mirror.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in July that FEMA was “tremendously prepared” for hurricane season.

People stranded in western North Carolina are getting relief from a group of surprising helpers in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Most residents in western North Carolina hit by Hurricane Helene do not have flood insurance, which brings more struggle in the storm’s aftermath.

Vice President Kamala Harris will tour the hurricane devastation in North Carolina on Saturday after critics mocked her for posting a photo surveying the damage on a plane. 

Former President Donald Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp discuss ongoing recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene on Friday, October 4.

A 75-year-old U.S. Navy veteran clung to a tree for several hours crying out for help amid floodwaters from Hurricane Helene in Marshall, North Carolina, but he was eventually swept away.