Many politicians and pundits have offered their analysis of Republicans’ sweeping election victory, but only a few have adequately recognized ...

In 2022, House Democrats passed the Puerto Rico Status Act, which called for a rigged referendum on statehood that mysteriously omitted the option of remaining a commonwealth. The House bill was ...

As Trump focuses on expanding the U.S. map, residents of Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico have spent years advocating for ...

said there is a "glimmer of hope" because of the Puerto Rico Status Act, a bill that would offer Puerto Ricans the chance to ...

This year, House Democrats introduced a bill that would give Puerto Rico residents, who are U.S. citizens, a self-determination vote. Proposed changes include statehood or independence.

The debate over Puerto Rico’s statehood remains as relevant as ever, as the island struggles with the combined effects of economic depression, shrinking population, debt crisis and bankruptcy ...

"The freedom of Puerto Rico is pending, and we will achieve it with Brazilian troops," the Venezuelan president said.

González, of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party, had beat former Gov. Pedro Pierluisi during their party’s primary in June. At the time, she was Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) urged President-elect Trump to admit Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico as states before eyeing Greenland’s addition to the U.S. “If it’s the choice of the ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jenniffer González Colón ... González, a Republican who backs President-elect Donald Trump and whose pro-statehood New Progressive Party secured a historic ...