With the Federal Emergency Management Agency reeling from major staffing and funding shortages amid the impact of Hurricane Helene, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) refused on Sunday to commit to reconvening the House before Election Day to aid recovery efforts. In response to a letter from President Biden urging congressional leaders back to replenish federal disaster loan funding, Johnson said during a Fox News Sunday interview that he’d only do so after the election—all but ensuring the funds will run out.

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    28 days ago

    These sorts of phone calls are common, though. Desantis isn’t picking up Biden’s phone call either, and he isn’t running.

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        28 days ago

        Apparently this call happened Monday evening per the Miami Herald, after a lot of the criticism had been made.