In recent months, Puerto Rican pro-statehood politicians have argued that if the U.S. won’t grant Puerto Rico statehood, it should at least militarize the island again. Puerto Rico is “America’s ...

The vote turned out to be a narrow victory – with only 51 percent of voters casting their ballots in favor of statehood, while 47 percent voted against it, according to the election commission’s ...

Puerto Rico is part of the United States but not a state. It is a Caribbean island that blends US citizenship with its own ...

As Puerto Rico grapples with a debt crisis, its governor is pushing Congress for statehood — a move that, contrary to critics, he says is necessary to solving the territory's debilitating money woes, ...

Tuesday was a pretty busy day for just about everyone that didn’t pop a few Ambien to sleep through the stress of wall-to-wall election coverage, so you’d be forgiven for missing this little bit of ...

Whether Puerto Rico should be granted statehood is a hot topic in Washington. That's because, if the island became America's 51st state, it would likely result in two more Democratic senators and a ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gov. Wanda ...

DNC Chair Ken Martin said Democrats needed to stop playing by antiquated rules on Tuesday as he called the Trump administration a "fascist regime" during a podcast.

Answers Before Adding a State Doc Hastings, a House Republican for West Virginia, makes the case against the bill in a guest column for RedState. "If a Congressionally-sanctioned vote is going to be ...

A majority of voters in Puerto Rico approved a non-binding referendum that supports elevating the island territory to statehood status. The referendum narrowly passed by a 52-48 margin. The question ...

In recent months, Puerto Rican pro-statehood politicians have argued that if the U.S. won’t grant Puerto Rico statehood, it should at least militarize the island again. Puerto Rico is “America’s ...