Tag: Puerto Rico

The real cost of bailing out Puerto Rico

Joseph Lawler · May 9, 2016 4:01 am

The CDC announced new funding of $25 million from preparedness funding to give to 53 states, cities and U.S. territories at risk for Zika transmission. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Dems tie Puerto Rico to Zika

Robert King · May 4, 2016 5:56 pm

A protestor holds a sign that reads: "We didn't take out a loan. We didn't see a dime. We're not going to pay." Puerto Rico did not make $422 million in debt payments Monday, marking its first default in its current financial crisis. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

White House hopes Puerto Rico’s default creates ‘sense of urgency’

Nicole Duran · May 2, 2016 5:44 pm

Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla says negotiators for the U.S. territory's government have failed to reach a last-minute deal to avoid a third default. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz, File)

Puerto Rico governor says island will fail to make debt payment

Associated Press · May 1, 2016 10:17 pm

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that a Puerto Rico man died of a condition that causes bleeding into tissue and prevents blood clotting. (AP Photo)

Puerto Rican dies from Zika

Robert King · April 29, 2016 6:26 pm

"Republicans haven't lifted a finger that we're aware of to stop Zika," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dems score political points off GOP’s unfinished list

Susan Ferrechio · April 29, 2016 4:01 am

The virus has hit Puerto Rico hard, with the federal government reporting 474 cases. Unlike the continental U.S., the virus is spreading via mosquito bites there. (AP Photo)

Feds give Puerto Rico money to fight Zika

Robert King · April 26, 2016 6:27 pm

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday, that Congress will not act to help debt-ridden Puerto Rico ahead of a May 1 deadline when nearly half-a-billion dollars in bond payments come due. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

White House zings GOP for late Puerto Rico response

Susan Crabtree · April 26, 2016 6:23 pm

Lin-Manuel Miranda: I’ll give Paul Ryan a personal ‘Hamilton’ performance for Puerto Rico relief

Joshua Axelrod · April 25, 2016 3:39 pm

The first of the month marks the day Puerto Rico is expected to default on a $422 million debt-service payment that it lacks the funds to pay. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

House likely to miss May deadline on Puerto Rico rescue bill

Susan Ferrechio · April 23, 2016 4:01 am

The delegation's approach to a possible contested convention is an example of the strategizing underway by Republican insiders and party activists who are gaming out what might happen, and their options for influencing the nomination. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Puerto Rico delegation will stick together in contested convention

David M. Drucker · April 21, 2016 6:35 pm

Hillary Clinton aides Ann O'Leary and Amanda Renteria will travel to the U.S. commonwealth, which has had over 400 confirmed cases of Zika thus far. (AP Photo)

Clinton sending top aides to Puerto Rico to assess Zika virus

Ariel Cohen · April 19, 2016 5:38 pm