Vice President Kamala Harris will tour damage caused by Helene in Georgia and North Carolina, as the devastating and deadly storm has also roiled the political calendar just over a month from Election Day.

A Georgia judge on Tuesday is set to consider a challenge to new rules implemented by the state's Republican-controlled election board, as Democrats seek to undo last-minute changes they have said are designed to undermine trust in the results of the Nov.

Supporters of the rules say they are necessary to ensure the accuracy of the vote totals before county election officials sign off on them. But critics say they worry that supporters of Trump could use the rules to delay or deny certification.

The lawsuit claims that the new rule would invite chaos on election night, delaying some reporting and putting the security of ballots at risk.

The state and national Democratic Party said the rule might introduce "uncertainty" in vote tallying, and "wreak havoc on the general election."

A critical trial challenging two controversial 2024 election certification rules in Georgia is set to begin in Fulton County.

The law, which took effect in 2022 after the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade, banned abortion around six weeks of pregnancy in the battleground state.

A New York Times headline asked Sunday why former President Trump visited a recent college football game after two assassination attempts on his life.

Kamala Harris is supporting a lawsuit that accuses the Georgia State Election Board of breaking the law by requiring counties to hand count ballots in the presidential election.

The rule change, approved on a 3-2 vote by allies of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, requires poll workers to hand count ballots to ensure they match the totals counted by machines.

By Luc Cohen (Reuters) -Lawyers for the Democratic Party urged a judge in Georgia on Tuesday to undo changes made by a Republican-controlled board to election rules in the state that they said could undermine trust in the .