Latest news and live updates from the 2024 election as President Biden and Kamala Harris tour Hurricane Helene damage.

President Biden and Vice President Harris toured parts of the storm zone ravaged by Hurricane Helene. With the election less than five weeks away, the campaigns face several challenges, including the devastation from Hurricane Helene and the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Biden and Harris committed long-term federal assistance during separate trips to communities ravaged by Hurricane Helene.

The president will visit the Carolinas, with the vice-president due in Georgia, as the number of people killed by the storm tops 160.

President Joe Biden toured some of the areas hardest-hit by Hurricane Helene via helicopter on Wednesday as he and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to different parts of the Southeast to get first-hand looks at the devastation.

President Joe Biden says he will visit Hurricane Helene-impacted areas this week as long as it does not disrupt rescue and recovery operations.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are visiting the Southeast to get a firsthand look at the damage from Hurricane Helene.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are visiting the Southeast to get a firsthand look at the damage from Hurricane Helene.

We took a dive into the data on the auto industry ahead of the election and how each did under the last two presidents.

Walz had his strongest moment at the end of the debate, during a question on big “D” Democracy. He pushed back firmly on Vance, asking him directly if Trump lost the election four years ago. When Vance said he would rather focus on the future, Walz said, in his best line of the night, “That is a damning nonanswer.”

Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) show US GDP has grown by 30.1 per cent since Biden took office, up from $22 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2020 to $28.7 trillion in the second of 2024. The growth figure for Trump’s tenure – notably beset by the pandemic – is just 15.4 per cent.