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 ...

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

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 ...

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 Trump recently proposed making Canada the 51st state, buying Greenland, and taking over control of the Panama Canal. Whatever you make of those ideas, it’s clear that Trump is outlining an ...

Could Puerto Rico become the 51st US state? That’s the question of the day after Puerto Ricans voted overwhelmingly for statehood during a nonbinding weekend referendum. There are a few catches, ...

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 ...

Construction is underway on two projects with a cumulative capacity of 400 MWh in Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, Hawaiian Electric ...

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, ...

Two journalists are challenging a Puerto Rican law that threatens press freedom by attempting to ban misinformation, arguing ...

On Dec. 22, 2025, the governor of Puerto Rico, Jenniffer González, signed Law 183-2025 — formerly Senate Bill 504 — which ...

Puerto Rico has enacted a new law that identifies unborn babies as people, giving them the same rights granted to every other ...