The White House dinged Ron DeSantis for reports the Republican governor of Florida has refused calls from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as officials continue hurricane recovery efforts and prepare for another to make landfall later this week.

Ron DeSantis is reportedly dodging calls from Kamala Harris as Category 5 Hurricane Milton races towards Florida. Nearly a week after Category 4 Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc in The Sunshine State, the governor refused to take calls from the vice president,

In March 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania dismissed the lawsuit, citing the plaintiffs' lack of standing. U.S. District Judge Jennifer P. Wilson noted that the plaintiffs, including individual state lawmakers, did not demonstrate a direct injury as required for standing.

The administration said a state abortion law conflicted with a federal law requiring emergency care. The court similarly sidestepped a case from Idaho in June.

When President Joe Biden ended his 2024 campaign in July and endorsed Kamala Harris, he pledged to be out campaigning for her to succeed him.

Top aides to Kamala Harris are heading into the final month of the 2024 presidential race still wrestling with how much distance she can credibly claim from Joe Biden as she looks for more ways to weave in breaks with him on the campaign trail.

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he ordered another 500 active-duty troops to move into western North Carolina and assist with the response and recovery efforts after the deadly and devastating Hurricane Helene.