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Puerto Rico was hit by Hurricane Maria last year, leading to downed power and few resources throughout the Commonwealth. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Beltway Confidential

Puerto Rico is addicted to debt

Charles Sauer -

February 28, 2018 4:15 pm

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello said in his letter to congressional leadership that the Treasury told him last week it wanted to cut the aid fund from $4.9 billion to $2.065 billion and impose special terms and conditions. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

News

Puerto Rico cries foul after Treasury delays, decreases hurricane disaster loan

Katelyn Caralle -

February 28, 2018 2:31 pm

National Security

Elijah Cummings wants to subpoena the Pentagon for hurricane documents

Travis J. Tritten -

February 26, 2018 6:34 pm

Elaine Duke, who was nominated last January as Homeland Security deputy secretary and was confirmed to that position in March, announced Friday evening she will retire in April from her role. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

National Security

Former acting DHS Secretary Elaine Duke to retire in April

Anna Giaritelli -

February 23, 2018 10:42 pm

The Department of Housing and Urban Development told states receiving funding for hurricane recovery to

Energy and Environment

HUD tells states to consider sea level rise when rebuilding from storms

Josh Siegel -

February 7, 2018 10:08 pm

$FEMA granted the contract to Tribute Contracting LLC, owned by Atlanta entrepreneur Tiffany Brown, on Oct. 3. But the contract was terminated by FEMA 20 days later after the company delivered just 50,000 meals, a fraction of what it was supposed to provide, according to documents obtained by Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.$

News

FEMA awarded contract for 30 million meals for Puerto Rico to one-woman firm, which delivered 50K

Melissa Quinn -

February 6, 2018 5:14 pm

A U.S. Coast Guard vessel moves past a cargo ship near the Isla Grande Port in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sept. 27. President Trump ordered the Jones Act to be waived for shipments to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico at the request of Gov. Ricardo Rossello. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg)

Infrastructure

The Jones Act, a century-old maritime law, proves tough to sink

Diana Stancy Correll -

February 6, 2018 5:01 am

Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, (pictured above, standing) Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and several other people in Congress signed a letter to the Food and Drug Administration asking it to do more about the shortage of IV saline fluid after Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico, a major manufacturer of the product. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Healthcare

Lawmakers demand FDA fix IV shortage

Robert King -

February 2, 2018 6:55 pm

Puerto Rico’s new revised fiscal plan is business as usual

Op-Eds

Puerto Rico’s new revised fiscal plan is business as usual

Washington Examiner -

February 2, 2018 5:01 am

He wove several real-life stories of American heroes into the tenets of his speech, showing that bravery, heroism, selflessness, and ingenuity of the people creates the fabric of the country's greatness. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Beltway Confidential

The best part of Trump’s State of the Union wasn’t Trump — it was the people

Nicole Russell -

January 31, 2018 3:48 pm

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