Despite being a non-binding vote, the 2020 plebiscite in favor of statehood played a large role in similar legislation ...

Consequently, Puerto Rico would add two new senators to the U.S. Senate and require a reconfiguration of the U.S. House of ...

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is planning a luxurious donor retreat in Puerto Rico to discuss his reelection in 2024, even as half of Senate Democrats have urged him to resign after he was indicted for ...

Lawsuits, an imminent threat to net metering, and questions over commitments to the energy transition in some quarters pose ...

Granting statehood to Puerto Rico has been advocated by some Democratic activists as a means of balancing what is considered a Republican structural advantage in the Senate and the Electoral College.

With Puerto Rican voters living on the island less than two months away from casting their ballots on a seventh plebiscite ...

What you need to know Ricky Martin rallies behind Puerto Rico protests Many criticised the move, with Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz describing it as "unethical and illegal", according to ...

Big, brooding Luis Muñoz Marin, President of Puerto Rico’s Senate, disembarked in Manhattan, looking mournful, as usual. But he was full of hope. If the U.S. Senate confirms his good friend ...

or PROMESA (Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stabilization Act) — has met opposition from diverse groups including Senate Republicans, the White House, members of Congress from ...

The new appointed leader of Puerto Rico now faces a lawsuit from the Senate in San Juan, which says his ascension to the island's top post is unconstitutional. U.S. News // 5 years ago Puerto Rico ...

In the end, the Treaty of Paris was ratified by the Senate in a 57-27 vote. Under the terms of the treaty, the U.S. gained possession of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and for $20 million, the Philippines.