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Retirees defy Puerto Rico govt, get pension deal with board

By DÁNICA COTO - Associated Press

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., center, takes part in the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, Sunday, June 9, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Puerto Rican Day Parade honors arts, culture trailblazers

By JULIE WALKER and DEEPTI HAJELA - Associated Press

The Latest: Cuomo to visit Puerto Rico, aid storm recovery

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President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, points as they arrive at Shannon Airport, Thursday, June 6, 2019, in Shannon, Ireland. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump claims credit for getting disaster relief money for Puerto Rico

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

New life, new home, after the storm

By KATHERINE EASTMAN - Associated Press

Donald Trump deletes tweet botching disaster relief bill’s progress; Dems mock his mistake

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., attends a ceremonial swearing in outside the House chamber, Monday June 3, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington, just after the House voted to approve a $19 billion disaster aid bill, breaking a conservative blockade and sending the measure to President Trump, who is expected to sign it. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

House sends long-delayed $19.1B disaster aid bill to Trump

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks to reporters after the Senate passed a $19 billion disaster aid bill to help a number of states and Puerto Rico recover after a series of hurricanes, floods and wildfires, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2019. Republican leaders agreed to Democrats' demand to toss out President Donald Trump's $4.5 billion request to address a record influx of Central American migrants who are fleeing violence in Guatemala, Honduras and elsewhere and coming to the United States. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress on cusp of delivering long-overdue disaster aid

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., finishes meeting with reporters just after the Senate passed a $19 billion disaster aid bill to help a number of states and Puerto Rico recover after a series of hurricanes, floods and wildfires, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2019. Republican leaders agreed to Democrats' demand to toss out President Donald Trump's $4.5 billion request to address a record influx of Central American migrants who are fleeing violence in Guatemala, Honduras and elsewhere and coming to the United States. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Senate passes $19 billion disaster relief bill

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First baseman and member of the National Women's Baseball Team, Diamilette Quiles Alicea, is presented as the first female player to sign with The Utuado Highlanders, one of the teams that participate in the Superior Double A Baseball League, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, May 16, 2019. For the first time in Puerto Rico's history, a woman is set to play in an otherwise all-male baseball tournament organized by a popular semi-pro league.(AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

League of her own: woman in Puerto Rico baseball tournament

By DÁNICA COTO - Associated Press

In this April 9, 2019 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

Mitch McConnell vows vote on disaster relief bill

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Official over Puerto Rico police reform resigns in protest

By DÁNICA COTO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2017 file photo, personnel from Liberty Cable work to restore fiber optic lines on the third day after the impact of Maria, a Category 5 hurricane that crossed the island, in Carolina, Puerto Rico. A report issued Tuesday, May 13, 019, by the group Free Press, a consumer activist group, is calling on the U.S. government to investigate the collapse of communications in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria to avoid a repeat of the situation as the island prepares for another storm season. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)

Report calls on FCC to probe storm aftermath in Puerto Rico

By DÁNICA COTO - Associated Press

LSU works to help control invasive water weed in Puerto Rico

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This June 18, 2018, file photo shows an aerial view of the Amelia neighborhood in the municipality of Catano, east of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The House has passed a $19 billion disaster aid bill that would deliver long-sought relief to farmers, victims of hurricanes and floods, and rebuild southern military bases. Democrats controlling the chamber are trying to dislodge the legislation from a Senate logjam over aid to hurricane-slammed Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Dennis M. Rivera, File)

House passes $19B disaster aid bill over Trump opposition

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, is shown in this Tuesday, April 9, 2019 file photo from a subcommittee hearing held in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

House passes $19 billion disaster relief package

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Trump acknowledges the crowd at the end of his rally in Panama City Beach, Fla., Wednesday, May 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Against backdrop of controversy, Red Sox honored by Trump

By JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

Board extends power to cover Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities

By DÁNICA COTO - Associated Press

President Donald Trump waves to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 8, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., to travel to Florida to visit with those affected by Hurricane Michael and attend a rally. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump promises more hurricane relief for Florida Panhandle

By ZEKE MILLER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally at Aaron Bessant Amphitheater, Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in Panama City Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump sets sights on 2020 at Panama City Beach, Florida, rally

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times