Puerto Rico, new progressive party

Jenniffer González-Colón, A Pro-Statehood Trump Ally, Wins Puerto Rico Governor's Race
U.S. Rep. Jenniffer González-Colón, Puerto Rico’s former nonvoting delegate to the U.S. Congress and an ally of Donald Trump, is leading in the island’s gubernatorial race, likely extending her pro-statehood party’s streak in control of the United States’ most populous unincorporated territory.
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Jenniffer González of Puerto Rico's pro-statehood party edges ahead in gubernatorial election
Jenniffer González of Puerto Rico's pro-statehood New Progressive Party was leading polls on Wednesday in a historic gubernatorial election that could see her party secure a third consecutive term for the first time.
Does Puerto Rico have electoral votes? Can Puerto Rico residents vote for president? Your questions answered
Residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens, but they can't vote in presidential general elections. That’s because territories don’t have Electoral College votes.
Puerto Rico has a major election of its own on Tuesday. Here's what's at stake
The two parties that have dominated Puerto Rican politics for decades are losing their grip as they face the stiffest competition yet from a younger generation fed up with the island’s corruption, chronic power outages and mismanagement of public funds.
Puerto Rico holds gubernatorial election alongside US presidential vote
Puerto Rico is holding elections that will be historic regardless of which of the top two gubernatorial candidates wins. (AP/Alejandro Grandillo )
Puerto Rico's Election Could Make History in Statehood Debate
However, any change in Puerto Rico's status requires U.S. Congressional approval, making this vote largely symbolic for now. Voters are also being offered the opportunity to parti
Can U.S. territories vote for president? A brief guide to Puerto Rico, Guam, more
From Guam to Puerto Rico, America encompasses more than just the 50 states. But can residents in the territories vote for ...
Puerto Rico’s Ruling Party Holds Lead, Fending Off Bad Bunny
Colon, a Donald Trump supporter and lifelong Republican, is leading the race for governor, bucking an attempt by superstar ...
Puerto Rico awaits historic results in four-way gubernatorial election
Puerto Rico awaited election results late Tuesday that will be historic regardless of which of the two top candidates in the ...
Puerto Rico ‘Garbage’ Comment Turned Voter Against Trump
Denise Murphy, who is of Puerto Rican descent, voted for Trump in the past. (Scott Calvert/WSJ) Denise Murphy said she ...
Harris Vies For Latino Voters, Highlighting Trump Surrogate's Disrespect Toward Puerto Rico at Madison Square Garden
There is a sense of pride — you insulted us and we’re going to show you,” Victor Martinez, who owns several Spanish radio ...
Puerto Rico joke at Trump rally didn’t go over well with Latino voters, poll shows
During a recent rally for former President Donald Trump, one of the featured speakers made a joke in which he called Puerto ...
Harris campaign spends final hours reminding Pennsylvania of a Trump ally's joke about Puerto Rico
Kamala Harris devoted much of her final full day on the campaign trail to reaching Latino voters in Pennsylvania, a swing ...
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The Mission’s Puerto Rican community parties with pride — and music
Carlos 'Pachita' Vega will perform at Club Puertorriqueño de San Francisco on Nov. 10, 2024. When a comedian mocked Puerto ...