By the eighteenth century, Puerto Rico had become a major exporter of tobacco, coffee, and sugarcane. Yet discontent with colonial rule led to a growing independence movement on the island ...

As Trump focuses on expanding the U.S. map, residents of Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico have spent years advocating for their own statehood.

The message seemed designed to reach Washington as one administration prepares to hand the baton to the next: If the United ...

Jenniffer González Colón has been sworn in as Puerto Rico’s new governor as the island held for a normally ebullient ceremony overshadowed by widespread anger over a blackout that hit the U.S. territo ...

As the debate over Puerto Rico’s future continues, a recent survey by market research firm YouGov highlights public opinion on the island’s potential independence. Among the 7,200 American ...