by Marisa Guerra Echeverria and Audrey Pachuta | Oct 31, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — At Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden Sunday, comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s set overshadowed the lineup of warm-up acts, drawing sharp criticism for a series of jokes that targeted various communities, including incendiary remarks about Puerto...
by Diego Ramos Bechara | Mar 17, 2022 | Featured, Politics
It began with Missouri and Maine back in 1890. It ended in 1959, when Democrats pressured Republican President Eisenhower to grant statehood to Alaska if he hoped to make Hawaii the 50th state. For decades, states were added into the Union in pairs, the intent of...
by Diego Ramos Bechara | Feb 3, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Puerto Rico’s Governor Pedro Pierluisi said Tuesday that the territory’s Medicaid financial assistance cap was a hindrance and should be removed. “Puerto Rico, for example, must contend with a Medicaid program based on capped...
by Kristina Karisch & Anna Laffrey | Mar 1, 2018 | Environment, Featured, Living
WASHINGTON – Puerto Rico needs a new “Marshall plan” — a massive U.S. effort to help Europe rebuild after World War II — to recover from the massive devastation caused by Hurricane Maria, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said Thursday. Warren and two other...
