Puerto Rico
Similar to 2012, 2017, and 2020, voters in Puerto Rico voted for statehood.
Election Day in Puerto Rico Could Usher in Statehood It's Election Day and Americans are heading to the polls today. And while the next President of the United States will be voted into office tonight, there is another huge vote going down in Puerto Rico. Statehood...READ MORE  FL Rep. Carolina Amesty: "It’s Election Day. […]
DeSantis to Campaign in Ohio for Pro-Trump Senate Candidate in Close Key Race Gov. Ron DeSantis will enter the fray on Friday in a brutal, historically expensive Ohio Senate race between a popular Democrat incumbent and a new conservative hopeful locked in a dead heat race...READ MORE  Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: "Thank you for coming down to Florida […]
This vote could see the United States expanding to 51 states with Puerto Rico, and a new poll indicates that many Americans support it.
On November 5th, citizens of the island will answer the Puerto Rico political status plebiscites, choosing statehood, independence, or sovereignty in free association with the U.S.
The Florida GOP believes Hillary Clinton's trip to Tampa signals liberal "desperation" ahead of the election, prompted by Joe Biden allegedly calling Trump supporters "garbage" in response to a pro-Trump comedian joking that Puerto Rico is a trash island. Clinton, a former First Lady and contender for President in 2016, is set to campaign for […]
Former President Donald Trump held a massive rally in New York City's Madison Square Garden on Sunday, with Democrats focusing on the joke made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe about Puerto Rico and amplifying their comparison of Trump to Adolf Hitler. Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) discussed the rally and its coverage in a recent appearance […]
President Joe Biden’s comments during a video conference call in which he appears to call former President Donald Trump’s supporters “garbage” have incited controversy. “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,” said President Joe Biden when referring to antecedent comments made about Puerto Rico at President Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally. […]
Florida Republicans on Sunday night blasted a comedian's "classless" Puerto Rico joke as "racist",  prompted by his comments at former President Donald Trump's rally at Manhattan's Madison Square Garden. The conservative backlash is directed at comedian Tony Hinchcliffe—who's branded himself as a comedian who will "never apologize" for a joke—for telling the 20,000 Trump rally […]
By Mario H. Lopez Puerto Rican music star Bad Bunny is the latest artist to garner attention for political involvement during this campaign season. The rapper, singer, and producer has been behind a series of political billboard advertisements in his home of Puerto Rico. Not terribly unusual at first, until reports that the reggaeton star’s […]
On Election Day, Puerto Ricans are set to vote on statehood, so could the relationship between Florida and the territory determine a 51st state for the United States?
'Pandora's Box for Bad Policies': DeSantis Hosts Anti-Amendment 4 Event With Catholic Clergyman Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday hosted a "Doctors Against Amendment 4" press conference where he blasted the "deceptive" pro-abortion measure, urged Floridians to vote no, and had a Catholic archbishop...READ MORE  Gov. Ron DeSantis: "Left-wing groups, financed by tens of millions of […]
As the ever-important November 5th presidential election nears, voters in Puerto Rico will not only be able to cast a symbolic vote for President of the United States, but will have the opportunity to vote in favor of, or against, statehood for the island. While a growing number of both Republican and Democratic lawmakers in […]
With the 2024 presidential election and Puerto Rico’s 7th plebiscite vote right around the corner, it appears as if the efforts to dress down support for Puerto Rican statehood are being ramped up by El Nuevo Dia’s biased reporting against making the island territory the 51st state of the United States. Enter the usual suspect, Jose […]
Despite a congressional setback that killed a bill supporting Puerto Rican statehood, Florida man Sen. Marco Rubio's continued advocacy for the island's rights has prompted state legislators to weigh in on the issue through the lens of veterans' needs—a concern they often revisit. Puerto Rico has been a U.S. Territory for well over a century, […]
Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has introduced a bill to demand the extradition of American fugitives and terrorists receiving protection in Cuba. The prospective legislation – the Trooper Werner Foerster and Frank Connor Justice Act – addresses the 90+ fugitives that are being held by the Castro regime. According to Sen. Rubio, convicted felons for crimes […]
Conservative Senators Demand Secret Service Treat Trump as a 'Sitting President' Conservative Senators are demanding Secret Service grant former President Donald Trump the same level of protection assigned to current President and Vice President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris...READ MORE Teamster Team Up Against Team Harris/Walz In a massive blow to both campaigns, union giant Teamsters will not issue a […]
Despite being a non-binding vote, the 2020 plebiscite in favor of statehood played a large role in similar legislation eventually passing the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022 for the first time in history. The people of Puerto Rico spoke at the ballot box, and a bipartisan group of Members of Congress listened by passing […]