Trump famously threw paper towels at people after Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico in 2017, destroying the electric ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Voters in Puerto Rico will not join their fellow American citizens in choosing a new president this November. Puerto Ricans are not allowed to vote in general presidential ...

Momentum behind granting Puerto Rico statehood seems to be gaining momentum as the territory’s governor told Axios on Sunday that he expects Congress to take up the issue within the next month. In ...

President Donald Trump on Monday declared himself an "absolute no" on statehood for Puerto Rico as long as critics such as San Juan's mayor remain in office, the latest broadside in his feud with ...

A U.S. territory that rarely makes national headlines quietly played a crucial role in the raid to oust Nicolás Maduro, ...

Once again, the people of Puerto Rico have voted in favor of becoming the nation’s 51st state. Last week’s vote was the fourth time in the past 12 years that the island’s voters have endorsed ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – Puerto Ricans have supported U.S. statehood in a vote that jubilant members of the pro-statehood party say is the strongest sign yet that the Caribbean island territory is ...

Supporters of Puerto Rican statehood are trying to amp up pressure on Congress to act. Advocates held a press conference in Washington on Tuesday, urging federal lawmakers to take up a bill that would ...

Experts doubt that much, if anything, will change. — -- Puerto Rico's political status as a commonwealth and an unincorporated territory of the United States is unlikely to change anytime soon, ...

Puerto Rico is closer than it has ever been to becoming the 51st American state — which is to say, still not very close at all. The recent spending bill, which President Obama signed on Friday, set ...

Once again, the people of Puerto Rico have voted in favor of becoming the nation’s 51st state. Last week’s vote was the fourth time in the past 12 years that the island’s voters have endorsed ...