Tag: Hurricanes

Deputy White House press secretary Hogan Gidley accompanies White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders as she arrives to speak to the media during the daily press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, in Washington.

White House’s Hogan Gidley twice refers to Puerto Rico as ‘that country’

John Gage · April 2, 2019 8:14 pm

Puerto Rican and American flags line the Moscoso bridge in San Juan, P.R., July 5, 1998, symbolically linking the United States and its Spanish-speaking commonwealth.

Beltway Confidential

Puerto Rico is America and disaster aid will help make it great again

Erin Dunne · April 2, 2019 3:25 pm

President Donald Trump talks about recovery efforts after he and first lady Melania Trump arrived at Luis Muniz Air National Guard Base to survey hurricane damage, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo RossellÃ³, left, looks on.

Trump claims he’s ‘the best thing’ to happen to Puerto Rico

Caitlin Yilek · April 2, 2019 12:39 pm

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello speaks during a press conference regarding the number of estimated deaths in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Rossello has raised the island's official death toll from Maria from 64 to 2,975 after an independent study found that the number of people who succumbed after the storm had been severely undercounted.

Beltway Confidential

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello would have a very bad time if he punched Trump

Tom Rogan · March 29, 2019 10:02 am

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Fox Theater, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Atlanta.

Trump says he has ‘taken better care of Puerto Rico than any man ever’

Emily Ward · March 28, 2019 9:25 pm

Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello endorses Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum at a campaign rally Monday Oct. 1, 2018, in Kissimmee, Fla.

‘I’ll punch the bully in the mouth,’ Puerto Rico governor warns White House amid disaster aid quarrel

Katelyn Caralle · March 28, 2019 4:40 pm

Jennice Fuentes, center, of Power 4 Puerto Rico, speaks outside the White House.

Trump administration yet to deliver much of the disaster funds it owes Puerto Rico

Colin Wilhelm · March 27, 2019 10:58 pm

Finance and Economy

Congress takes on a force of nature

Colin Wilhelm · March 22, 2019 4:00 am

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, speaks during an event.

Steve King knocks Katrina flood victims

Caitlin Yilek · March 21, 2019 11:14 pm

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., talks to the media.

Finance and Economy

Congress braces for Trump to steer disaster funds toward border wall

Colin Wilhelm · February 14, 2019 11:30 pm

Magazine - Your Land

In the company of Saints

Quin Hillyer · January 25, 2019 5:00 am

Michael Ertel speaks during an event.

Florida secretary of state resigns after blackface photos surface

Caitlin Yilek · January 24, 2019 8:42 pm