As protests against Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló intensified on Monday, politicians on the US mainland joined the chorus of voices criticizing his leadership or calling for him to resign.
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced Sunday that he will not run for reelection next year and is resigning as the president of the New Progressive Party, following protests over the past week.
Demonstrators calling for Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló's resignation gathered in streets outside the governor's mansion again Saturday afternoon, chanting and banging pots and pans in the latest of several days of protests on the US territory.
Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard joined thousands of protesters in Puerto Rico Saturday in demanding that Gov. Ricardo Rosselló step down, taking action on a chorus of calls from 2020 presidential contenders for the embattled governor's resignation.
As thousands of people crowded the streets calling for Gov. Ricardo Rosselló to step down, the president of Puerto Rico's House of Representatives created a special committee on Friday to advise him on whether the governor committed impeachable offenses.
Univision's Premios Juventud award show Thursday turned into a platform for celebrities to call for the resignation of the embattled governor of Puerto Rico.
Two in three Americans support statehood for the US territory of Puerto Rico, a Gallup Poll released Thursday found, a figure that's largely consistent with where public support for reclassifying the island has been for decades.
Protesters calling for the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló began clearing the streets in the early morning hours of Thursday, after a night of heated demonstrations that culminated in demonstrators overturning barricades and police firing tear gas into the crowd.
A second Royal Caribbean cruise ship canceled a stop in San Juan, Puerto Rico, due to widespread protests against Gov. Ricardo Rosselló.
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló defiantly announced he would not step down Tuesday, hours after police fired tear gas into crowds of protesters calling for his ouster.
Calls for Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló to resign are growing after remarks he made in a private group chat were leaked, and more protests are being organized in San Juan.
An American toddler fell to her death on Sunday from the deck of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico, a spokesman for the local Port Authority said.
After border patrol agents in Puerto Rico chased after a boat on Sunday, they found five duffel bags stuffed with $3.7 million in cash.
For the first time, astronomers have shown that telescopes could provide enough warning to allow people to move away from an asteroid strike on Earth.
The Trump administration has not sent $600 million in emergency food stamp aid to Puerto Rico two weeks after President Donald Trump approved the funds, and the US territory does not expect to receive the funding until September,
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to take up a series of major cases arising out of constitutional challenges to the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico -- which Congress created in 2016 to help respond to and manage the Puerto Rican financial crisis.
Tourists love to visit the National Mall Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., but few know that the National Park Service site is threatened by rising sea levels and outdated infrastructure.
Republicans senators say President Donald Trump has agreed to a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill, providing relief to a country beset by devastating floods, wildfires and hurricanes without funding for the border that the President had sought.
Election and voter registration materials in 32 of Florida's counties were only printed in English. A federal judge says that will end, starting with the 2020 primaries.
The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives on Friday passed a multibillion-dollar disaster relief bill -- but negotiations over an aid package that could get President Donald Trump's signature remain stalled amid a dispute over how much assistance to provide to hurricane-damaged Puerto Rico.
A disaster relief funding package that stalled in Congress this week has exposed strained ties between Capitol Hill and the White House, after one top Senate Republican described "disagreements" with a top Trump administration official over the proposal aimed at helping states stricken by recent hurricanes, flooding and wildfires.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday blamed Democrats for why he wasn't able to herald millions of dollars in new disaster relief funding during his rally in the Florida Panhandle, as he returned to the region nearly seven months after he first toured the damage wrought by a Category 5 hurricane.
Key lawmakers expressed optimism Monday that an agreement on disaster relief may be reached soon, but for now there is still no final deal as millions of Americans affected by hurricanes, floods and wildfires continue to face the consequences of recent natural disasters.
The Boston Red Sox's manager plans to skip his team's visit to the White House this week to celebrate their World Series win, citing his disapproval of the Trump administration's response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
