The Bidens will travel to Maui to meet with wildfire survivors and first responders

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are traveling to Maui on Monday to comfort survivors of the devastating wildfires that ripped through the western part of the Hawaiian island earlier this month, as his administration responds to the devastation whose full scope is still unknown. The Washington Times stories: White House

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MoveOn Slams Advertisers Sticking with Fox News After Outrageous Segment Asserting Canadian Wildfire Smoke Causes No Adverse Health Issues and Denying Impact of Climate Change

Washington, D.C. – Today, MoveOn released a new video as part of its Stop Funding Fox campaign to spotlight consumer brands that are still inexplicably advertising on Fox News, despite the network’s track record of promoting lies and propaganda. The group debuted another “Bought and Paid For” video highlighting a segment on Fox News from June 7 where host Laura Ingraham egged a guest on to promote rampant falsehoods and deny the health emergencies resulting from the air pollution caused by the Canadian wildfires.  On last night’s “The Ingraham Angle,”…

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US Congress passes $36.5 bn in hurricane, wildfire aid – Phys.Org

Phys.Org US Congress passes $ 36.5 bn in hurricane, wildfire aidPhys.OrgThe latest aid package passed Congress just as an independent Government Accountability Office report warned that climate change could cost tens of billions of dollars more per year by mid-century, and that the government should manage these risks …Congress Approves $ 36.5 Billion Disaster Aid for Puerto Rico, Wildfires and Hurricane ReliefKTLA Congress approves another round of hurricane, wildfire fundingTexas TribuneUS Congress Approves $ 36.5 Billion for Disaster ReliefLatin American Herald Tribuneall 50 news articles » us congress – Google News

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US Rep. Mark Sanford one of 69 Republicans who voted against hurricane relief, wildfire assistance – Charleston Post Courier

Charleston Post Courier US Rep. Mark Sanford one of 69 Republicans who voted against hurricane relief, wildfire assistanceCharleston Post CourierNearly a month after their own state faced the fury of Tropical Storm Irma, three South Carolina Republicans voted against a $ 36.5 billion aid package Thursday to provide financial relief after the recent hurricanes and California wildfires. U.S. Reps. us republicans – Google News

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