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Florida residents carry sandbags in preparation for Hurricane Irma. President Trump said his federal officials are in Florida preparing for the hurricane. (Lara Cerri/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

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Trump: ‘No rest for the weary’ as officials prepare for Hurricane Irma in Florida

Anna Giaritelli -

September 6, 2017 11:16 am

As of Tuesday night, the hurricane is a Category 5. (National Hurricane Center)

News

Ahead of Irma, Trump issues state of emergency for Florida, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Ariella Phillips -

September 6, 2017 12:20 am

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott asks Trump for emergency declaration as Florida braces for Hurricane Irma

Melissa Quinn -

September 5, 2017 4:53 pm

In this aerial photo, holding tanks for Colonial Pipeline Company sit in floodwaters caused Tropical Storm Harvey in Port Arthur, Texas, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Energy and Environment

Colonial gasoline pipeline that supplies DC and New York returning to service after Harvey

Josh Siegel -

September 5, 2017 4:04 pm

The House will not attach a debt ceiling measure to an $8 billion spending bill to aid flood-ravaged Texas, according to Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

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House will not heed Trump administration’s call to attach debt ceiling hike to Hurricane Harvey funding

Susan Ferrechio -

September 5, 2017 2:13 pm

Hurricane Irma is expected to hit the Caribbean mid-week. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

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Puerto Rico declares state of emergency for Hurricane Irma

Pete Kasperowicz -

September 4, 2017 6:27 pm

CNN's Brian Stelter slammed President Trump Sunday for criticizing the media while praising the U.S. Coast Guard for its Hurricane Harvey rescue operations. (Image courtesy screenshot)

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Watch: CNN’s Brian Stelter calls Trump ‘wrong and petty’ for swiping at media’s Hurricane Harvey coverage

Naomi Lim -

September 3, 2017 7:45 pm

FILE - Sgt. Destry Riggs scans flooded areas during a search and rescue operation run by the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade of the Texas Army national Guard over areas hit by Tropical Storm Harvey on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, north of Beaumont, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

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EPA lashes out at Associated Press reporter for story on flooded toxic land sites in Texas

Naomi Lim -

September 3, 2017 5:41 pm

This enhanced satellite image made available by the NOAA GOES Project shows Irma, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 at 1:45 p.m. In the wake of Harvey, meteorologists are already looking warily at another system: Hurricane Irma, which intensified from a tropical storm to a major hurricane in just 30 hours, is steadily moving west across the Atlantic. It's still several days away from the nearest land just south of Puerto Rico. (NASA/NOAA via AP)

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FEMA turning its focus toward Hurricane Irma while helping with Harvey recovery

Kyle Feldscher -

September 3, 2017 3:12 pm

Economy

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says his city is ‘open for business’ after Hurricane Harvey

Kyle Feldscher -

September 3, 2017 3:00 pm

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Trump: ‘No rest for the weary’ as officials prepare for Hurricane Irma in Florida

Ahead of Irma, Trump issues state of emergency for Florida, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Florida Gov. Rick Scott asks Trump for emergency declaration as Florida braces for Hurricane Irma

Colonial gasoline pipeline that supplies DC and New York returning to service after Harvey

House will not heed Trump administration’s call to attach debt ceiling hike to Hurricane Harvey funding

Puerto Rico declares state of emergency for Hurricane Irma

Watch: CNN’s Brian Stelter calls Trump ‘wrong and petty’ for swiping at media’s Hurricane Harvey coverage

EPA lashes out at Associated Press reporter for story on flooded toxic land sites in Texas

FEMA turning its focus toward Hurricane Irma while helping with Harvey recovery

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says his city is ‘open for business’ after Hurricane Harvey

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