On Monday, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) urged the Pentagon to send more recovery help to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
As protests continue in the city of St. Louis, the Board of Aldermen unanimously approved on Friday a resolution honoring Anthony Lamar Smith, who was killed by police six years before the officer who shot him was acquitted of murder earlier this month. Mayor Lyda Krewson also stated she wants to strengthen the city's Civilian Oversight Board, which investigates complaints against police, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.