Mar 28 Why this disaster relief bill is stuck on a debate over Puerto Rico food stamps By Gabriela Martinez Caught in the middle are more than 1 million Puerto Ricans who rely on a federal food subsidy program that’s slated to run out of money at the end of the month unless Congress intervenes. Continue reading
Mar 26 WATCH: House holds hearing on Harvey, Irma, Maria recovery funds By Joshua Barajas The House Financial Services Committee hearing will begin at 10 a.m. ET today. Watch it here. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 2:27 Cyclone leaves Mozambique desperate and submerged A tropical cyclone tore through Mozambique on Friday, triggering mass floods and leaving immense destruction in its wake. More than 200 deaths have been attributed to the storm so far. Amid flattened and submerged buildings, aid workers struggle to reach… Continue watching
Jun 23 After volcano eruption, Guatemalans lead their own disaster recovery By Walter E. Little, The Conversation Officially, 110 people died and 197 are missing. But an anthropologist-photojournalist team who lives in the area believe that those numbers are grossly underestimated. Continue reading
Nov 13 5 important stories you may have missed By Erica R. Hendry These days, it's hard to stop politics from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you other important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 5:07 News Wrap: Senate sends $36.5 billion disaster bill to Trump By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Senate sent President Trump a disaster bill worth $36.5 billion that includes funding for Puerto Rico and other areas ravaged by hurricanes and wildfires, flood insurance claims and FEMA. Also, the Government Accountability Office… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 9:49 White House is committed to long-term Puerto Rico recovery despite Trump tweets, says Gov. Rosselló By PBS News Hour Puerto Rico’s painfully slow recovery from Hurricane Maria has alarmed the island’s residents and become the subject of a political fight. President Trump tweeted that federal aid in Puerto Rico cannot continue “forever,” drawing criticism from San Juan’s mayor. P.J. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: House approves $36 billion for U.S. disaster relief By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the House passed a $36 billion relief bill for areas hit by hurricanes and wildfires. More than half of the funding will go to FEMA, including up to $5 billion to aid Puerto Rico. Also,… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Is the island of Anguilla getting the Irma aid it needs? By PBS News Hour When Hurricane Irma shattered islands across the Caribbean, one of the hardest hit was Anguilla, where residents in need of food, water, fuel and electricity received the first major delivery of aid from Britain six days after the storm hit. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch News Wrap: Trump signs $15 billion Hurricane Harvey relief bill By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the House approved more than $15 billion in Hurricane Harvey relief as part of a deal President Trump made with Democrats Wednesday to raise the debt ceiling and fund the government through December. Also, an… Continue watching