• Path of destruction.

Hurricane Maria, now a Category 3 storm, is expected to pass north of the Dominican Republic today. Here’s a map of its projected path.

The storm pummeled Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with winds up to 155 miles an hour on Wednesday, knocking out electricity and causing flash floods and mudslides.

Follow our live storm coverage here.

• Two nuclear threats.

On the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, President Trump is asking allies to toughen the Iran nuclear deal, despite having called the agreement an “embarrassment” and threatened to scrap it.

Our correspondent notes that Mr. Trump’s tough talk on Tehran could hurt his chances of peacefully disarming North Korea.

After Mr. Trump called the North’s leader “Rocket Man,” the country’s top envoy likened the American president to “a dog barking.”

• “The Daily,” your audio news report.

In today’s show, we discuss the Republican push for a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act.