Puerto Rico Aid

• Trump’s release of Puerto Rico aid ahead of election comes after years of attacks, denials

  Trump has spent years blasting Puerto Rican officials while opposing spending to rebuild a power grid and other infrastructure that was wiped out by Hurricane Maria in 2017.

  World

  Sep 19, 2020
  
• Trump to release $8.2B in disaster aid for Puerto Rico after earthquakes

  Last year, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to divert disaster-recovery funds from Puerto Rico to help pay for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.

  World

  Jan 15, 2020
  
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• Puerto Rican school erupts with joy after electricity returns 112 days later

  The Academia Bautista de Puerto Nuevo in San Juan's power was knocked out last September by Hurricane Maria.

  Trending

  Jan 18, 2018
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• Trump tweets on Puerto Rico show confidence in aid, despite harsh criticism

  “The federal response has been a disaster,” said lawmaker Jose Enrique Melendez, a member of Gov. Ricardo Rossello’s New Progressive Party

  Politics

  Sep 28, 2017
• Trump lifts shipping restrictions, boosts aid for storm-ravaged Puerto Rico

  The Trump administration has been slammed for what critics say has been a slow response to help following Hurricane Maria's devastation.

  World

  Sep 28, 2017
• Puerto Rican hospitals in critical condition after Hurricane Maria

  The precarious shape of the island’s medical facilities is adding to the misery and devastation of this U.S. territory, whose 3.4 million residents are American citizens.

  World

  Sep 24, 2017