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President Donald Trump participates in presenting the Presidents Cup to the United States team at the Jersey City Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J., Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, after the United States team defeated the International team in the Presidents Cup for the 7th straight time. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump dedicates Presidents Cup golf trophy to hurricane victims

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Michigan college students take housing plan to Puerto Rico

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Sen. Bernard Sanders "has not closed the door" on a third-party run as supporters rally for a Draft Bernie for a People's Party. (Associated Press)

Bernie Sanders, Vermont senator, says race is a factor in Trump’s response to Puerto Rico

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz speaks with a man as she arrives at San Francisco hospital in the Rio Piedras area of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, as about 35 patients are evacuated after the failure of an electrical plant. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

The Latest: Trump dedicates golf trophy to hurricane victims

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President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks to Marine One as he departs the White House, Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, in Washington. Trump is en route to Bedminster, N.J.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump attends golf tournament, defends hurricane response.

By JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

In this Nov. 12, 2016, file photo, Lin-Manuel Miranda arrives at the 2016 Governors Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Donald Trump’s attack on San Juan mayor triggers angry tweets from Lin-Manuel Miranda, others

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 29, 2017 photo, U.S. Army veteran Luis Cabrera Sanchez holds his machete as he pauses for a portrait while clearing debris from his damaged home, with family and neighbors, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Sanchez, who served in the military from 1966 to 1969, said his greatest needs are water, food and energy. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Hurricane Maria a reminder of ‘second-class’ status for some

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 photo, patients lie in their beds at hospital in Catano, Puerto Rico. In Hurricane Maria’s wake, hospitals and their employees are wrestling with the same shortages of basic necessities as everyone else. There are people who are unable to keep insulin or other medicines refrigerated. The elderly are particularly vulnerable to the tropical heat as widespread power outages mean no air-conditioning. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Hurricane stresses Puerto Rico’s already weak health system

By BEN FOX and DANICA COTO - Associated Press

Marta Sostre Vazquez reacts as she starts to wade into the San Lorenzo Morovis River with her family in Morovis, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, after a bridge was swept away by Hurricane Maria. The family was returning to their home after visiting family on the other side. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Maria television reporting raises echoes of Katrina coverage

By DAVID BAUDER - Associated Press

President Trump, at a Presidents Cup awards ceremony Sunday in New Jersey for the victorious U.S. team, dedicated the win to hurricane victims across the country. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump blasts CNN, NBC for ‘fake news’ attack on federal response to Puerto Rico disaster

By S.A. Miller and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Beltran has raised $1.3 million for Puerto Rico storm relief

By KYLE HIGHTOWER - Associated Press

New Jersey to send 1,100 to help Puerto Rico with Maria

By MICHAEL CATALINI - Associated Press

Gov. Baker: National Guard unit heading to Puerto Rico

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Sen. Bob Menendez, center, arrives with his children, Alicia Menendez and Robert Menendez Jr., to court for his federal corruption trial in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. The trial will examine whether he lobbied for Florida ophthalmologist Dr. Salomon Melgen's business interests in exchange for political donations and gifts. Both have pleaded not guilty. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Robert Menendez, in Puerto Rico during break in corruption case, slams Trump for handling recovery

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by Hector Alejandro Santiago shows his farm in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, destroyed by September 2017s Hurricane Maria. For 21 years Santiago raised poinsettias, orchids and other ornamental plants which were sold to major retailers including Costco, Walmart and Home Depot. In a matter of hours Maria wiped it away. (H&#233;ctor Alejandro Santiago via AP)

Donald Trump says Puerto Rico ‘wiped out’ from hurricanes, defends administration’s aid effort

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Acting Homeland Secretary Elaine Duke, center, is briefed on the Hurricane Maria response during a flight to Puerto Rico on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. President Donald Trump on Thursday cleared the way for more supplies to head to Puerto Rico by waiving restrictions on foreign ships delivering cargo to the island. (AP Photo/Luis Alonso Lugo)

The Latest: Trump says homeland chief ‘working very hard’

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This undated photo provided by Hector Alejandro Santiago shows his farm in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, destroyed by September 2017s Hurricane Maria. For 21 years Santiago raised poinsettias, orchids and other ornamental plants which were sold to major retailers including Costco, Walmart and Home Depot. In a matter of hours Maria wiped it away. (H&#233;ctor Alejandro Santiago via AP)

Marco Rubio argues military needs to take over logistics in Puerto Rico

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway attends a news conference with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, not shown, at the Mirmont Treatment Center Friday Sept.15, 2017, in Media, Pa. Conway and Price toured the center for drug and alcohol addiction recovery and discussed the opiod crisis. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)

Kellyanne Conway accuses Trump critics of politicizing tragedy in Puerto Rico

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Port Authority of NY and NJ sending help to Puerto Rico

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Clients of Coopaca Coperative wait in line to withdraw cash from their accounts after the passage of Hurricane Maria a week ago, in Catano, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. The cooperative only granted 200 turns to remove a maximum of one hundred dollars per customer. Banks are either closed, on limited hours or are short on cash and many people can’t go back to work. It’s compounding what is already a difficult situation on the island. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Now even money is running out in storm-hit Puerto Rico

By Ben Fox and Danica Coto - Associated Press