It’s hard to understand the money when it comes to natural disasters. Does FEMA have enough to respond? Will residents get money after their car, home, business, town are destroyed by floodwaters? Will Congress approve additional tranches of disaster relief – both in the near-term and down the road. So, let’s follow the money. REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: WITH NO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, IT FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS IN SEPTEMBER FEMA’s coffers...

Democratic strategists are calling on the Harris campaign to get more aggressive amid concerns her early momentum, spurred largely by Harris’ debate performance and the Democratic National Convention, has waned due to a number of factors. “I’m scared to death,” Democratic strategist James Carville said Wednesday.  “Now that the sugar high is gone, people have realized what Kamala Harris has said from the start, which is that she...