Over the past couple of weeks, President Trump has taken a beating in the mainstream media for, among other things, suggesting that the mayor of San Juan had politicized federal disaster relief efforts in response to Hurricane Maria and that it was, in fact, local mayors and residents who were failing to help the recovery […]
New York Fed President Sent Puerto Rico a Jet Filled With Cash…
Puerto Rican Mayors Investigated For Hoarding Supplies For “Constituents Who Voted For Them”…
Trump to Seek Additional $10-$15 Billion in Disaster Funds Amid Puerto Rico Fallout…
The Trump administration will ask Congress to approve another between $10 billion and $15 billion for the FEMA disaster relief fund this week, according to sources with knowledge of the request. We hear the magic number will be $13 billion. This is meant to begin to cover the cost of the spate of recent natural […]
Mattis: No Lack of Resources in Puerto Rico with 10,000 Troops on the Ground…
No, Trump Didn’t Botch the Puerto Rico Crisis…
Disconnected by Disaster—Photos From a Battered Puerto Rico…
2 Puerto Rican Towns Evacuated as Dam Fails…
The National Weather Service says the Guajataca (wa ha TA ca) Dam is failing in western Puerto Rico and buses are evacuating people “as quickly as they can.” The government called the situation “extremely dangerous.” The weather service office in San Juan says dam operators reported at 2:10 p.m. that the dam…
Drone Footage Shows San Juan Underwater…
Officials Warn Puerto Rico Could Be Without Power for 6 Months…
Puerto Rico could be without electricity for up to six months following Hurricane Maria, the mayor of the island’s largest city warns. San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz told MSNBC on Thursday that the U.S. territory’s 3.5 million people are “looking at four to six months without electricity” after Maria, a Category 4…