President Biden on Monday sought to contrast his support for Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Fiona with former President Trump's response to Hurricane Maria during a trip to the storm-ravaged island. Biden has repeatedly emphasized in recent days that he has the plight of Puerto Rico in mind even as much of the nation's attention shifted to Florida and damage from Hurricane Ian. The president on Monday traveled to Ponce, a badly damaged part of the island, to deliver the message personally to residents, emergency responders and volunteers who are picking up the pieces after yet another devastating storm. He's scheduled to travel to hurricane-battered Florida on Wednesday to survey the destruction that Ian caused in the state. "I'm heading to Puerto Rico because they haven't been taken very good care of. They've been trying like hell to catch up from the last hurricane," Biden told reporters before leaving the White House on Monday. After a tumultuous relationship between Trump and island leaders, Biden praised the resilience of the people of Puerto Rico in the face of numerous natural disasters. He rattled off the steps he'd taken quickly to free up resources to ensure the island has what it needs to recover. "We came here in person to show that we're with you. All of America is with you as you receive and recover and rebuild," Biden said during his visit. "I'm confident we're going to be able to do all you want, governor, and I'm committed to this island." Read more here. |
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Welcome to The Hill's Evening Report, catching you up on news from the afternoon and looking at the big stories likely to impact tomorrow. |
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🔌 600K Florida homes, businesses still without power in after Ian
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Nearly 600,000 homes in Florida are still without power five days after Hurricane Ian made landfall in the state as a catastrophic Category 4 storm.
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🇺🇦 Ukraine breaks through Russian lines in strategic southern region
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Ukrainian forces appear to have made gains over the weekend in Kherson Oblast, the latest pushback in areas Russia claimed to annex on Friday.
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⚖️ Jackson is active questioner in first case as Supreme Court justice
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Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court's newest justice and the first Black woman to hold the position, proved one of the most active questioners on the bench during her first argument at the High Court as the justices kicked off a new term.
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🏛️ Feds outline case against Oath Keepers in Jan. 6 sedition trial
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Federal prosecutors have laid out a sprawling case against Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and four other members of the far-right militia in one of the most high-profile trials over the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack.
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📄 Court won't hear case on DOJ 'filter teams' used in Trump search
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The Supreme Court has declined to hear a case about whether the Justice Department can use "filter teams," such as the one enlisted to review evidence collected at former President Trump's home in Mar-a-Lago to determine whether any of it is privileged. |
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⏳ Trump seeks to delay rape accuser's defamation case
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Former President Trump's attorney is pushing to delay proceedings, including Trump's upcoming deposition, in a defamation case brought by a woman who accused Trump of raping her in the 1990s. |
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🩺 Medical groups want DOJ to investigate trans youth care threats
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Leading health care organizations are calling on the Department of Justice
to investigate recent threats of violence against physicians, hospitals and families that provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth. |
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🚍 Planned Parenthood to open first mobile abortion clinic in Illinois
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Planned Parenthood will soon open a mobile abortion clinic in southern Illinois as part of an effort to expand access in Missouri and across other parts of the Midwest where the procedure is almost entirely banned.
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🏀 Griner appeal hearing set for Oct. 25 in Moscow |
WNBA star Brittney Griner's appeal hearing in Moscow has been set for
Oct. 25 after she was sentenced to nine years in prison for possessing cannabis oil at a Moscow airport. |
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🌎 Environmental toll of Bitcoin similar to beef production, oil: study
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New research puts the climate damage of Bitcoin on par with pollution from the beef production industry and crude oil burned as gasoline, suggesting the crypto currency could worsen climate change if the status quo continues.
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Hill staffers spend work period learning from local communities | "When Capitol Hill clears out each summer, many of us Hill staffers often use the time as an opportunity to catch up on work and dig out of our inboxes; but it is also important to recognize the many staffers who spend their summer traveling the country to learn more about the unique challenges and opportunities facing the communities our bosses represent," writes Sean V. O'Brien, executive director of the Congressional Western Caucus.
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