Former President Donald Trump visited Georgia and criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for not visiting the storm zone. Harris cut short a West Coast campaign visit to return to Washington to meet with FEMA officials.

Former President Donald Trump spoke at a furniture store in Hurricane Helene-ravaged Valdosta, Georgia, on Monday.

Democrats sued Georgia’s State Election Board on Monday over a new rule that requires counties to hand-count the number of ballots cast at polling places on Election Day, arguing it will allow “for bad-faith actors to claim that fraud has affected election results.

Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has not been able to reach President Joe Biden to discuss Hurricane Helene's impacts on his state.

Hurricane Helene is scrambling the presidential candidates’ plans this week. Republican candidate Donald Trump visited Valdosta, Georgia to see the storm’s impact.

Trump announced his plans to visit Valdosta, Georgia, on Monday, while Biden oversees relief efforts from Washington, D.C., for now.

(Reuters) - The Democratic National Committee on Monday sued to block the Georgia Election Board from mandating a hand count of ballots in the Nov. 5 election, saying the rule change could delay reporting of results and sow chaos.

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 Republican majority on the State Election Board voted to approve the rules last month. Democrats filed a legal challenge.

Trump held off on direct criticism of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris while speaking with reporters in Valdosta, Ga.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Vice President Kamala Harris returned to Washington, D.C., after a weekend of campaigning on the West Coast, while former President Donald Trump visited a Georgia town struck by Hurricane Helene.