On the other hand, emancipation refers to freeing Puerto Rico from its colonial status, a concept that encompasses the nation's broader desire for self-determination and political equality.

Puerto Rico is holding a pivotal election on Tuesday that could reshape the island's political landscape.

Conferees, who came from all over the Midwest, discussed a bill passed March 4 by Congress that could determine the island’s constitutional status. The bill requires that a referendum be held in ...

Puerto Rico’s New Political Party Is Putting Faith Before State The right-wing Projecto Dignidad skips the island’s status debate. Coral Murphy Marcos July+August 2024 Issue ...

Plans to hold a nonbinding referendum on Puerto Rico's political status have come under scrutiny for its multimillion-dollar cost as election officials announced the order and description of ...

Plans to hold a nonbinding referendum on Puerto Rico’s political status came under scrutiny Wednesday for its multimillion-dollar cost as election officials announced the order and description ...

Puerto Ricans will elect a new governor on Tuesday. For the first time in decades, an upstart political movement is posing a viable challenge to the island's two main parties.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Plans to hold a nonbinding referendum on Puerto Rico’s political status came under scrutiny Wednesday for its multimillion-dollar cost as election officials ...

FILE - The Puerto Rican flag flies in front of the Capitol building in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 29, 2015. Plans to hold a non-binding referendum on Puerto Rico’s political status came under ...