Minutes before Biden’s speech, Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi (D) asked the federal government for fair treatment to help recover from the storm. “We want to be treated in the same way as our fellow Americans in the states in times of need,” he said.
. After 3 p.m. Eastern weekdays, return to this space and we’ll address what’s on the mind of readers.President Biden said he remains “gravely concerned” over reports of the increasingly violent crackdown on protesters in Iran, he said in a statement Monday.
Those protesting are demonstrating against the country’s obscurantism in the wake of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who fell into a coma after she was arrested by members of Iran’s “morality police,” allegedly for violating the Islamic republic’s conservative dress code. According to Biden’s statement, this week the United States will impose “further costs on perpetrators of violence against peaceful protesters.” The government crackdown has killed at least 52 people, according to Amnesty International, and has included the use of live fire by security services and the presence of security forces on university campuses.
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