Tag: Hurricanes

Department of Homeland Security personnel deliver supplies to Santa Ana community residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017. Even before the storm hit on Sept. 20, Puerto Rico was in dire condition thanks to a decade-long economic recession that had left its infrastructure in a sorry state. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Thousands of FEMA workers still helping with hurricane recovery in Texas and Florida

Anna Giaritelli · October 15, 2017 4:01 am

Ducks perch on the branch of a tree next to a home destroyed by Hurricane Maria in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. President Donald Trump lashed out at hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico on Thursday, insisting in tweets that the federal government can't keep sending help "forever" and suggesting the U.S. territory was to blame for its financial struggles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Puerto Rico death toll rises to 48

Robert King · October 14, 2017 5:25 pm

Hurricane Ophelia is expected to gradually weaken tonight into Sunday before it reaches Ireland by Monday, the NHC said. (National Hurricane Center)

Hurricane Ophelia becomes ‘rare’ Category 3 storm south of the Azores heading towards Ireland

Daniel Chaitin · October 14, 2017 2:58 pm

Republican members of the Senate Budget Committee look over amendments during the markup of Senate's fiscal year 2018 budget resolution. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Next week: Senate tackles budget, disaster relief

Susan Ferrechio · October 14, 2017 1:00 pm

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., speaks on Capitol Hill a day before visiting hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico with a bipartisan delegation to assess the destruction. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul Ryan pledges long term support for Puerto Rico

Susan Ferrechio · October 13, 2017 8:10 pm

Rubio asked the department to "immediately clarify the conflicting information reported by government officials and media outlets." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Marco Rubio asks HHS for more help in Puerto Rico

Kara Zupkus · October 13, 2017 7:47 pm

Forecasters had expected inflation to pick up thanks to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria pushing up gasoline prices. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Inflation rises to 2.2 percent in September, as hurricanes push up gas prices

Joseph Lawler · October 13, 2017 12:37 pm

Democrats and Puerto Rico's leaders criticized President Trump on Thursday for saying the federal response to the storms must end at some point. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Trump: ‘I will always be with’ Puerto Rico

Anna Giaritelli · October 13, 2017 12:22 pm

Efrain Diaz Figueroa tries to repair the roof to prevent water from the rains in the remains of the house of his sister destroyed by Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

That $4.9 billion ‘loan’ to Puerto Rico is probably a gift

Pete Kasperowicz · October 13, 2017 4:01 am

President Trump tweeted at 7:07a.m. that the federal government "cannot keep FEMA, the military, and the first respondersin PR forever!" That's probably not the most encouraging message to send to survivors of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Beltway Confidential

Donald Trump, Gen. John Kelly, and reassuring our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico

Philip Wegmann · October 12, 2017 7:49 pm

It passed 353-69, and all of the "no" votes were Republicans. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

House passes $36.5 billion disaster aid package

Susan Ferrechio · October 12, 2017 7:21 pm

Trump's tweet was criticized by Democrats and the press as a sign that Trump was about to pull federal resources from the hurricane recovery effort on the U.S. island territory. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

John Kelly: Trump’s Puerto Rico tweet was ‘exactly accurate’

Pete Kasperowicz · October 12, 2017 6:08 pm