Joe Biden has appointed a more diverse cohort of judges than any of his predecessors
President Joe Biden’s 100th confirmed judicial nominee is Judge Gina Mendez-Miro of Puerto Rico.
By Oliver Willis - February 14, 2023President Joe Biden’s 100th confirmed judicial nominee is Judge Gina Mendez-Miro of Puerto Rico.
By Oliver Willis - February 14, 2023Biden promised $60 million to help Puerto Rico shore up defenses from future storms in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona
By Associated Press - October 03, 2022The entire commonwealth island is without power following storm damage their governor has described as “catastrophic.”
By Associated Press - September 19, 2022The Trump administration held up billions of dollars in relief funds for Puerto Rico after Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
By Oliver Willis - January 21, 2022Trump blocked billions in relief aid to Puerto Rico for Hurricane Maria for over a year.
By Emily Singer - February 02, 2021But it’s unclear if seniors will ever get the cards, as they would cost $6.6 billion that Congress never authorized.
By Emily Singer - September 25, 2020Many Puerto Ricans relocated to Florida after Hurricane Maria and could be key in deciding the outcome of the critical swing state.
By Emily Singer - September 18, 2020Trump’s crisis playbook — blaming local officials, casting himself as the victim, and praising his own response — hasn’t changed since 2017.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 07, 2020The House of Representatives voted on Friday to provide billions in aid to the U.S. territory following deadly earthquakes, despite Republican opposition.
By Josh Israel - February 07, 2020Democratic-aligned voter registration groups have been blanketing the state hoping to sign up tens of thousands of new voters.
By Associated Press - January 18, 2020The Trump administration is withholding $8 billion in disaster aid until Puerto Rico agrees to certain conditions, including paying workers less.
By Dan Desai Martin - January 15, 2020Trump has made time to rail against impeachment and complain about water pressure, but has refused to speak out personally in support of the island’s residents.
By Dan Desai Martin - January 15, 2020The magnitude 6.4 earthquake killed one person, injured nine others and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands across the U.S. territory.
By Associated Press - January 08, 2020It’s the latest natural disaster to strike the already suffering island.
By Associated Press - January 07, 2020Trump has been criticized for his treatment of the island in the past, particularly his response in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
By Josh Israel - December 18, 2019FEMA has been without a leader since March.
By Oliver Willis - August 28, 2019Trump has a long history of saying petty, offensive, and untrue things about Puerto Rico.
By Lisa Needham - August 28, 2019Tropical Storm Dorian will hit Puerto Rico later today, so naturally Trump is spending time stripping money from FEMA and lashing out at the mayor of San Juan.
By Lisa Needham - August 28, 2019There’s a tropical storm taking aim at Puerto Rico, and Trump is using it as an opportunity to tweet and complain.
By Lisa Needham - August 27, 2019HUD Secretary Ben Carson just announced that even though Puerto Rico is entitled to $8.3 billion in disaster mitigation funds, they won’t be getting it any time soon.
By Lisa Needham - August 05, 2019After visiting Puerto Rico, House Veterans’ Affairs Chair Mark Takano (D-CA) issued a grave warning about the Trump administration’s lack of preparedness.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 23, 2019The Trump administration is dragging its feet on delivering the $600 million in emergency funding to Puerto Rico that Trump approved more than two weeks ago.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 24, 2019Once again, Trump demanded credit that he absolutely does not deserve.
By Emily Singer - June 06, 2019A Republican congressman blocked a $19 billion disaster relief bill that could have helped people in his home state of Kentucky.
By Emily Singer - May 28, 2019Republicans voted against the relief bill because they think the storm ravaged island Puerto Rico doesn’t deserve any more help.
By Emily Singer - May 10, 2019Yet another major sports figure is refusing to attend a celebration at the White House in protest of Trump and his policies.
By Emily Singer - May 06, 2019Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory — but White House spokesman Hogan Gidley apparently never learned that in school.
By Emily Singer - April 02, 2019Trump embarked on a racist tirade against Puerto Rico on Tuesday morning.
By Emily Singer - April 02, 2019At a closed-door lunch on Tuesday, Trump complained about how much aid Puerto Rico has received after Hurricane Maria.
By Lisa Needham - March 27, 2019‘This cruelty cannot stand,’ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said.
By Dan Desai Martin - January 18, 2019