Puerto Rico just got its third governor in a week. Justice Secretary Wanda Vázquez took the oath of office Wednesday, replacing Pedro Pierluisi, the handpicked successor of former Gov. Ricardo Rosselló.

Public debates about racism and gun control heated up across the country as President Donald Trump visited shooting survivors in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday. Weekend mass shootings in those cities claimed 31 lives and injured dozens of others. The Dayton shooter, 24-year-old Connor Betts, had known violent tendencies, leading some to call for laws that would allow the government to take away guns from dangerous individuals.

Outgoing Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló swore in his replacement Friday, but not everyone on the island accepts Pedro Pierluisi as the new governor. Rosselló had to do some constitutional gymnastics to justify Pierluisi’s appointment, and the Puerto Rican Senate is already taking steps to undo it.

The Rev. Rodney Hudson of Ames Memorial United Methodist Church in Baltimore knows the problems his city faces. His church is in Sandtown, where neighbors rioted in 2015 to protest Freddie Gray’s death in police custody.

WASHINGTON—The Senate agreed to a budget Thursday that will hoist the debt ceiling, lift budget caps, and allow more spending on both defense and nondefense projects. The bill passed 67-28, with 23 Republicans and five Democrats opposed. Last week, the House passed the bill 284-149, with the majority of Republicans voting against it.

The United States hasn’t had an official ambassador to the United Nations in more than seven months. The Senate confirmed Kelly Craft’s appointment to the position in a 56-34 vote Wednesday. President Donald Trump nominated Craft to replace Nikki Haley after State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert withdrew from consideration.

WASHINGTON—On Monday, President Donald Trump signed a bill to ensure that money will continue to flow into a fund supporting victims and first responders of 9/11.