Statehood

Major tourist attractions are trimming back as they grapple with federal budget cuts -- just in time for Washington's busy season. (Photo: Thinkstock)

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Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Americans oppose DC statehood

July 15, 2019 1:58 pm

Montones Beach in Isabela, Puerto Rico, is shown on Wednesday, March 16, 2014.

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Bipartisan pair introduces Puerto Rico statehood bill in Congress

Daniel Jativa -

March 28, 2019 3:24 pm

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello speaks during a press conference regarding the number of estimated deaths in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Aug. 28, 2018.

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Puerto Rico’s governor slams Trump’s ‘insensitive, disrespectful’ remarks on statehood

Anna Giaritelli -

September 24, 2018 7:27 pm

A child waits at a polling place as his mother votes, Tuesday, June 5, 2018 in Adelanto Calif. The City of Adelanto was voting to replace the seat vacated by Jermaine Wright who was arrested in November.

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Proposal to split California into 3 states eligible for state’s ballot in November

Katelyn Caralle -

June 13, 2018 2:59 pm

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. District of Columbia voters will decide whether they want the nation's capital to become its 51st state.

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Democrat to push for DC statehood vote if GOP loses the House

Pete Kasperowicz -

June 8, 2018 5:42 pm

Gov. Ricardo Rossello of Puerto Rico said reports that President Trump called certain foreign nations

Immigration

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello: Trump’s ‘shithole’ remarks are ‘unacceptable,’ ‘surreal’

Naomi Lim -

January 13, 2018 5:38 am

Gov. Ricardo Rossello told the Washington Examiner last summer that the island would not burden the U.S. with its financial woes if approved as a state. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

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Puerto Rico demands statehood, introduces shadow lawmakers to Congress

Anna Giaritelli -

January 10, 2018 7:30 pm

Golden State residents who support billionaire Tim Draper's initiative to break the state into smaller parts will now begin collecting signatures to get the plan on next year's election ballot. (iStock photo)

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California clears first hurdle to breaking into three states

Anna Giaritelli -

October 29, 2017 5:45 pm

Victims of Hurricane Maria carry supplies brought to them via helicopter by the Puerto Rican National Guard. The majority of U.S. voters believe the federal government

National Security

Most say Trump has done ‘enough’ to help Puerto Rico

Anna Giaritelli -

October 11, 2017 12:31 pm

Ricardo Rossello, governor of Puerto Rico, is interviewed at the governor's official residence (La Fortaleza) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on March 28. Puerto Rico's economy has been contracting for a decade. Last year, almost 65,000 residents left the island, keeping pace with the previous two years, when the exodus reached the worst since at least the 1980s. (Alejandro Granadillo/Bloomberg)

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Gov. Ricardo Rossello wants to put Puerto Rico on Congress’ agenda

Anna Giaritelli -

July 24, 2017 4:02 am

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Tag: Statehood

Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Americans oppose DC statehood

Bipartisan pair introduces Puerto Rico statehood bill in Congress

Puerto Rico’s governor slams Trump’s ‘insensitive, disrespectful’ remarks on statehood

Proposal to split California into 3 states eligible for state’s ballot in November

Democrat to push for DC statehood vote if GOP loses the House

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello: Trump’s ‘shithole’ remarks are ‘unacceptable,’ ‘surreal’

Puerto Rico demands statehood, introduces shadow lawmakers to Congress

California clears first hurdle to breaking into three states

Most say Trump has done ‘enough’ to help Puerto Rico

Gov. Ricardo Rossello wants to put Puerto Rico on Congress’ agenda

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