Congress Failing to Act Amid Crises and Divisions
The piece notes a crisis-driven pattern in Congress with Puerto Rico's fragility, opioid overdoses, and Zika in 30 states, while House Republicans struggle to pass a budget and agree on major measures. Senate action on opioid issues contrasts with House inaction, amid intra GOP rifts and criticism from Democrats including Nancy Pelosi.
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Puerto Rico
House
Paul) Ryan
Freedom Caucus
Kenneth Gold
Government Affairs Institute
Georgetown University
American University
David Lublin
Senate
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Fred Upton
R-Mich
Nancy Pelosi
D-Calif
John A. Boehner
Congress stalls on Puerto Rico relief before May debt due
Congress shows little sign of action to help Puerto Rico before a May 1 debt payment of 422 million dollars, risking deeper crisis for its 3.5 million American citizens. The GOP led House committee canceled a debt restructuring vote, with no reschedule as Rob Bishop notes.
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Puerto Rico
Commonwealth
House
Natural Resource Committee
Rob Bishop
Utah
U.S
Michigan to charge two regulators and Flint worker in lead crisis
Michigan AG will announce criminal charges against two Department of Environmental Quality officials and a Flint water plant supervisor over lead tainted water. The probe also targets drinking water law violations and official misconduct as the case expands.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Flint
State Department of Environmental Quality
Associated Press
U.S
John Corbett O’meara
Rescues Bring Narrow Hope After Ecuador Quake
In Portoviejo and Manta rescuers from around the world search for missing after Ecuador's 7.8 quake killed 507. Surviving hotel administrator Pablo Cordova returns to life as his wife holds a coffin they can’t use yet. Firefighters report hours of work amid collapsed centers and aftershocks.
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Portoviejo
Ecuador
Pablo Cordova
Cordova
Gato de Portoviejo
Pacific
Juan Carranza
Manta
Angel Moreira
Ecuador quake toll rises as missing count grows high
Deputy Interior Minister Fuentes said 2000 people were reported missing in the government registry, while Ecuador's Defense Ministry later said 231. The disaster's toll could exceed Chile and Peru quakes, with at least nine foreigners and a Northern Irish nun among the dead. Rescue faces power outages and dangerous conditions as international aid arrives.
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Diego Fuentes
Ecuador
Defense Ministry
Chile
Peru
Northern
Ireland
Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother
Clare Theresa Crockett
Dozens fatally hurt as Taliban launches spring offensive
Dozens of civilians and Afghan security personnel were killed or wounded in central Kabul in the Taliban claimed strike on a VIP Protection Unit compound. Police said area was cleared and the incident ended with several security forces casualties and widespread civilian injuries.
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Afghanistan
Taliban
Basir Mujahid
NSD
Ashraf Ghani
Hague
U.N
Ban Ki-moon
Mujahideen
Zabihullah Mujahid
U.S
Washington
White House
Ned Price
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