Puerto Rico News News Puerto Rico » Politics: Puerto Rico prepares to vote on political status amid crisis
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor is pushing ahead with his top campaign promise of trying to convert the U.S. territory into a state, holding a Sunday referendum to let voters send ...
News Puerto Rico » Politics: Puerto Rico roiled by widening political crisis as top official comes under fire
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A Puerto Rican national flag flies in front of the ...
News Puerto Rico » Politics: As Puerto Rico elects a new leader, young people drive a huge political realignment
In recent days, Puerto Rican voters in the U.S. have been at the center of the political conversation after a comedian at a Trump rally insulted their island. Now, voters on the island cannot cast a ...
News Puerto Rico » Politics: Why Puerto Rico Statehood Should Be a Republican Priority
Many politicians and pundits have offered their analysis of Republicans’ sweeping election victory, but only a few have adequately recognized the significance of Puerto Ricans’ support for President ...
News Puerto Rico » Politics: Why Puerto Rico isn’t a US state
Puerto Rico became part of the United States after the Spanish-American War in 1898, but instead of becoming a state, it was kept as a U.S. territory. Over time, Puerto Ricans gained U.S. citizenship ...
News Puerto Rico » Politics: Investigating claim Trump wants to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland
The claim that U.S. President Donald Trump sought to sell Puerto Rico to acquire Greenland is still under investigation. A June 15, 2026, article in The New Yorker revived a claim whistleblower Miles ...
News Puerto Rico » Politics: Puerto Rico bans hormone therapy and gender surgery for trans people under 21
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico's governor has signed a bill that prohibits hormone therapy or gender-affirming operations for transgender youth, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from ...
News Puerto Rico » Politics: A Gen Z pop star kicked off Harris’ campaign. Puerto Rican musicians may bring her to the finish line
In September, Latin music superstar Nicky Jam appeared onstage with Donald Trump. Donning a red MAGA hat, the reggaeton singer told a Las Vegas rally that he was supporting the former president. On ...
News Puerto Rico » Politics: Puerto Rico’s Transition Care Ban Is Driving Trans Kids Into Exile
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. “People are scared out of their minds,” Dr. Miguel Vázquez Rivera tells me. The ...
News Puerto Rico » Politics: Puerto Rico roiled by widening political crisis as top official comes under fire
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The administration of Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González is mired in a new political crisis, with allegations of public corruption, government interference and conflicts of ...