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Volunteers stage water for people in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
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Today’s notice: North Carolina grapples with Hurricane Helene. Vance and Walz try to set the bar ahead of tonight’s debate. And GOP lawmakers reckon with the year that’s been.


North Carolina Reels From Helene

For weeks, Kamala Harris’ campaign has championed North Carolina as its new frontier, saying that the red-leaning swing state looked swingier than ever. But political insiders and local officials aren’t sure what to make of the electoral consequences of Hurricane Helene devastating the state this weekend.

People are still missing, millions are without power, roads are impassable in many towns and Asheville doesn’t have access to clean drinking water.