Trump fires 5 members of Puerto Rico's financial oversight board
A White House official said the five were fired because of their exorbitant salaries and ineffective oversight.
- Aug 5, 2025
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Cristina Corujo is a digital journalist based in Washington, D.C., covering Congress. Cristina covered the 2022 midterm election and the 2024 presidential election cycle for CBS News. She previously worked at ABC News producing digital videos and writing stories on topics related to Puerto Rico's hurricane recovery efforts and the island's political relationship with the U.S. mainland. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Cristina completed a master's degree in Spanish-language journalism and business journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
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