Tag: Puerto Rico

The bill could be considered as early as Wednesday under special rules speeding up debate and requiring three-fourths majority for passage. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

House speeds toward vote on new $36.5 billion disaster aid package

Susan Ferrechio · October 11, 2017 2:07 pm

Victims of Hurricane Maria carry supplies brought to them via helicopter by the Puerto Rican National Guard. The majority of U.S. voters believe the federal government "has done enough" to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria's devastation. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

National Security

Most say Trump has done ‘enough’ to help Puerto Rico

Anna Giaritelli · October 11, 2017 12:31 pm

Rappers, celebrities, and members of the media praised rapper Eminem after he unleashed a fiery four-and-a-half-minute freestyle takedown of President Trump. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

‘Rap God’: Celebs and rappers adore Eminem’s freestyle takedown of Trump

Daniel Chaitin · October 11, 2017 3:16 am

The Trump administration has asked Congress to approve a $4.9 billion loan to Puerto Rico, which would likely be used to help keep the island territory in the black through the rest of the year. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

White House seeks $4.9 billion loan to ease cash crisis in Puerto Rico

Anna Giaritelli, Pete Kasperowicz · October 11, 2017 2:02 am

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized Tuesday after facing criticism for his virtual tour of devastated Puerto Rico a day earlier. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Mark Zuckerberg ‘sorry’ after facing backlash from virtual-reality tour of hurricane-hit Puerto Rico

Mandy Mayfield · October 10, 2017 9:34 pm

Two-thirds of Authority of Aqueducts and Sewers of Puerto Rico's customers have access to clean water. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Only 16 percent of Puerto Rico has power three weeks after Hurricane Maria

Anna Giaritelli · October 10, 2017 6:13 pm

Efrain Diaz Figueroa walks around at 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)

House Speaker Paul Ryan to lead delegation to Puerto Rico: Report

Melissa Quinn · October 10, 2017 4:04 pm

The Trump administration had issued a waiver of the shipping law on Sept. 28 to fulfill fuel needs on the island after Hurricane Maria. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

DHS won’t extend Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico

Josh Siegel · October 9, 2017 8:07 pm

Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York City, told President Trump to "get back to work" after the president praised his own response to hurricane-stricken Puerto Rico. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

Bill de Blasio to Trump: ‘Get back to work’

Caitlin Yilek · October 9, 2017 1:19 pm

Puerto Rico's governor said that most businesses have shut down in the wake of the storm. He said that is putting the already fiscally shaky island under even more pressure. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)

Puerto Rico warns island on brink of ‘massive liquidity crisis’

Pete Kasperowicz · October 9, 2017 11:34 am

The situation in Puerto Rico is "maybe one of the most tragic events in history," Energy Secretary Rick Perry said. "We are trying to get micro-generators down there," but if small modular reactors were available, they "could serve tens of thousands" and even more "very quickly." (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Energy and Environment

Rick Perry’s vision of hot tub-sized nuclear power plants isn’t so far-fetched

John Siciliano · October 9, 2017 4:01 am

In this Oct. 7, 2017, photo, President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before leaving the White House in Washington for a brief stop at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., on his way to Greensboro, N.C. The Trump administration sent an immigration policy wish-list to Congress that includes overhauling the country's green-card system, hiring 10,000 more immigration officers and building a wall along the southern border. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump touts response to Puerto Rico: ‘Nobody could have done what I’ve done … with so little appreciation’

Kyle Feldscher · October 8, 2017 11:48 pm