All posts tagged "Trump"

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  Trump Attaches Severe Restrictions to Puerto Rico’s Long-Delayed Disaster Aid

  Days after the island was hit by a 5.9-magnitude earthquake, the White House released billions in aid but placed limits on how it can be spent.

  • Posted January 16, 2020
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  Fact checking Trump’s claim that Hurricane Maria response is ‘one of best jobs that’s ever been done’

  Center for Investigative Journalism's verdict: False

  • Posted September 17, 2018
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  Over 100 countries defy Trump, vote for Jerusalem U.N. resolution

  Trump had threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that voted in favor.

  • Posted December 21, 2017
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  Trump oversells results of ‘tremendous’ trip

  He also reached back to earlier travels to make his case.

  • Posted November 20, 2017
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  Congressional GOP upbeat about prospects for tax overhaul

  “This bill will make things better for hard-working Americans,” said Paul Ryan.

  • Posted November 14, 2017
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  Sessions defends himself to Congress, says he never lied

  Sessions led a foreign policy advisory council for the Trump campaign.

  • Posted November 14, 2017
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  Trump backs GOP budget as step toward massive tax cuts

  The $4 trillion plan shelves GOP deficit concerns in favor of the party's tax cut drive, with conservatives and moderates on board.

  • Posted October 19, 2017
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  Two Crisis Test Trump’s Presidential Empathy

  "No speculative tweets, please. No over-the-top bluster."

  • Posted October 6, 2017
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  White House seeks distaster aid for flood insurance

  The White House budget director proposed a package of changes to the flood insurance program that would protect low-income policyholders from big rate hikes.

  • Posted October 5, 2017
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  [Video] Luis Gutierrez “horrified” by Trump’s visit to Puerto Rico

  "They do not need rolls of paper towels thrown at them like shirts in a sports stadium. They need helicopters, bridges, cell towers and generators ..."

  • Posted October 4, 2017