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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For the first time since 2000, the people of Puerto Rico have elected a resident commissioner (non-voting delegate) to Congress who opposes statehood for Puerto Rico and thinks we should focus on ...

Puerto Rico's governor is vowing to turn the U.S. territory into the 51st state after statehood won in a non-binding referendum hit by a boycott and low turnout that raised questions about the vote's ...

“Statehood for Puerto Rico deserves respect” (Reading Eagle, Nov. 23) certainly caught my attention; probably like many other former U.S. servicemen and servicewomen as well as other Americans who ...

KISSIMMEE, Florida — Earlier this week, headlines swept across major news outlets about the debate over D.C. statehood. Congress had a hearing with advocates claiming the District of Columbia is as ...

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, ...

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