All posts by The Associated Press

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  FEMA rethinking ban on disaster aid to church buildings 

  Hurricanes damaged scores of churches in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico

  • Posted November 7, 2017
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  Trump boosts federal assistance to Puerto Rico 

  Washington will now pay 90 percent of the cost of rebuilding Puerto Rico

  • Posted November 2, 2017
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  Puerto Rico governor to tour Superstorm Sandy sites in NY 

  Rossello says he hopes island emerges from Maria as well as New York did

  • Posted November 2, 2017
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  Officials disagree on Puerto Rico power restoration timeline

  Officials aim for 95% by mid-December, but USACE says goal is 75% by end of January

  • Posted November 2, 2017
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  Trumps nominates Jerome Powell to be next Fed chairman

  Awaits confirmation by the Senate

  • Posted November 2, 2017
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  GOP tax plan would slash corporate rate, help wealthiest

  Republicans abandone fiscal discipline to secure political win

  • Posted November 2, 2017
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  US weekly requests for jobless aid fell to a low 229,000

  Puerto Rico has begun to process backlogged claims

  • Posted November 2, 2017
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  US votes against UN resolution condemning US embargo on Cuba

  Trump has taken steps to partially roll back rapprochement with Cuba, but has preserved many other changes put in place by Obama

  • Posted November 1, 2017
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  San Juan mayor questions abrupt postponement of hearing 

  Was supposed to include testimony from Cruz and FEMA Admin Long

  • Posted November 1, 2017
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  FEMA chief says agency didn’t approve Whitefish contract 

  Says he needs additional legal authority to build Puerto Rico grid better than it was before

  • Posted October 31, 2017