What You Need to Know: This week, the winds blew hard and the headlines hit harder. Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, leaving destruction in its wake and testing regional resilience. At home, millions of Americans brace for empty plates as SNAP benefits are frozen by the ongoing shutdown. And on Capitol Hill, a pardoned January 6 rioter threatened Hakeem Jeffries’ life—proof that political violence doesn’t fade with time, it festers. It’s chaos, courage, and consequence. It’s “The State of US.”

Hurricane Melissa Blows Through Jamaica, Bringing A Wave Of Destruction

A historic Category 5 Hurricane, Melissa, ripped through Jamaica on Oct. 28, making landfall near New Hope with sustained winds of 185 mph, the strongest ever recorded for the island. Major flooding and storm surges up t

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