published Oct 4, 2017, 5:47:45 PM, by Ezra Fieser (Bloomberg) —Puerto Rico faces a government shutdown on Oct. 31, including halting its hurricane recovery, if Congress doesn’t provide billions in emergency funds, said Treasury Secretary Raul Maldonado. The U.S. commonwealth’s bankrupt government is burning through the $1.6 billion it had

published Oct 21, 2017, 5:06:47 PM, by Jennifer Epstein (Bloomberg) —The Democratic National Committee voted to ban donations from certain corporate political action committees — including those tied to tobacco companies, gun makers and payday lenders — that “conflict” with the party’s platform. DNC members approved the measure on Saturday