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“Donald Trump falsely claimed that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp hasn’t been able to reach President Joe Biden to discuss Hurricane Helene’s impacts on his state,” NBC News reports. Said Trump: “He has been calling the president, but has not been able to get him.” “Yet earlier in the day Kemp, a Republican, said that he initially missed Biden’s call but that he called back and that the two were able to connect Sunday evening.” Said Biden: “He’s lying, and the governor told him he was lying.

Rudy Giuliani’s daughter, Caroline Rose Giuliani, endorsed Kamala Harris, writing for Vanity Fair about how she has watched her father’s life “crumble since he joined forces with Trump.” Giuliani’s wrote that Trump’s first term “was the worst thing that ever happened to my dad, to my family, and to our nation’s modern history.” Said Giuliani: “The consequences will only be more severe—and irreversible—a second time around.

“Donald Trump is seeking to put Kamala Harris on the back foot as both candidates respond to the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Helene,” The Hill reports. “Trump visited Georgia on Monday, where he knocked the federal government’s response to the storm. His visit comes days after he criticized Harris and President Biden over the crisis.” “Harris, meanwhile, cut her planned West Coast trip short and will be briefed on the disaster at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters.”

“A PAC linked to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is launching $1.1 million worth of ads over the next two weeks to defend a Democratic seat in the deep blue state of Maryland,” Axios reports. “It’s the latest sign of the Maryland Senate race proving to be surprisingly competitive with former Gov.

“Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, aiming to shore up support from Black voters in key battleground states, is deploying surrogates to homecoming celebrations at historically Black colleges and universities this fall,” the New York Times reports. “The surrogates will include local elected officials, influential Black leaders, notable alumni from the colleges, celebrities and hip-hop stars.

President Biden is sending a “few thousand” more troops to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Monday, as tensions rise amid Israel’s intensified attacks against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, the New York Times reports.