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.

This is a place that I deeply, deeply love,” Hartford Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodríguez said. Torres-Rodríguez was first a student within the district when she moved to ...

President-elect Donald Trump demonstrated in his first term a willingness to withhold and otherwise weaponize relief funding ...

Those considering retiring in Puerto Rico may find the lower cost of living and favorable tax breaks a major advantage in ...

Along with the catchy rhythms on Bad Bunny's new album "Debir Tirar Mas Fotos," his lyrics touch on issues facing Puerto Rico ...

Puerto Rico senators have grilled the island’s newly designated natural resources chief after critics rebuked his recent ...

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

“Once sworn in, I will collaborate closely with Congressional leaders and the incoming administrations in Puerto Rico and the United States to deliver real, lasting solutions,” Resident Commis ...

Like other governors of the pro-statehood party, González has said she would push for Puerto Rico to become the 51st state, but such a change would require approval from U.S. Congress and the U.S ...

When Jenniffer Gonzalez takes over as Puerto Rico governor on Thursday she will have to navigate one of the biggest energy messes in the United States. Image by Nabil Kamara via iStock When ...

Most of Puerto Rico's power was restored since the New Year's Eve blackout that left a majority of the island in the dark. Around 99% if the island now has energy once again, according to Luma ...