All posts tagged "White House"

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  Swain’s World: Puerto Rico government frustrated with FEMA bureaucracy

  Resident commissioner proposes fed coordinator to respond to slow disbursement of recovery funds, lack of trust in commonwealth

  • Posted February 15, 2019
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  Puerto Rico gov’t disagrees with resident commissioner proposal for U.S. recovery czar for the island

  Public Affairs secretary says island already has adequate control mechanisms to manage disaster funds

  • Posted February 8, 2019
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  White House says Tax Bill will not Hurt Puerto Rico

  The tax base erosion provisions in the bill provide exemptions for the cost of goods U.S. companies buy offshore, meaning supplies made in Puerto Rico would not be affected, the White House official said

  • Posted December 20, 2017
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  U.S. says Facebook, Microsoft disabled North Korean cyber threats

  The National Security Adviser of the White House said that North Korea was responsible for the WannaCry computer attack that affected thousands of computers in over 150 countries

  • Posted December 19, 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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  Kelly wins praise across the aisle, but bigger task is ahead

  Flexes muscle his first day on the job at White House

  • Posted August 1, 2017
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  Scaramucci out of White House job as John Kelly takes charge

  ‘No chaos,’ Trump insists as he swears in new chief of staff

  • Posted July 31, 2017
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  Spicer abruptly resigns as White House press secretary

  Sources say he disagrees with appointment of Scaramucci as communications director

  • Posted July 21, 2017
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  Trump White House still lacks a website for Spanish speakers

  Trump administration never replaced Spanish portion of White House website; appears to be little outreach to a demographic that rejected Trump by an overwhelming margin

  • Posted July 3, 2017
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  Tech CEOS visit White House to talk modernizing government

  Series of working sessions to generate ideas to transform and modernize government services

  • Posted June 19, 2017