Axios

Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene left more than 200 dead and thousands with flooded and damaged homes across the southeast, Florida's Gulf Coast is again preparing for a destructive storm.

• This one could be historic.

Threat level: Hurricane Milton, projected to be a Category 3 or stronger when it makes landfall Wednesday, is expected to bring 10 feet or more of storm surge — almost double that of Hurricane Helene, which killed 12 people in Pinellas County alone.

The response to Hurricane Helene's devastating landfall last month has been hampered by a slew of conspiracy theories and rapidly spreading misinformation about federal assistance to hard-hit communities, as an election year tragedy is swept into political discourse

Meanwhile, the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to be a defining moment in American politics — and former President Trump's legal battles — more than three years later.