Tag: Statehood

A bronze statue of San Juan Bautista stands in front of Puerto Rico's Capitol as U.S. and Puerto Rican flags fly in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

Puerto Rico mulls political status in new referendum

Associated Press · June 11, 2017 3:08 pm

"There is this narrative, and this coming from a Democrat, that Puerto Rico would be a Democratic state," said Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rossello. "I would caution against that narrative." (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Governor: ‘I see Puerto Rico as a battleground state’

Anna Giaritelli · April 29, 2017 9:15 pm

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser met with President-elect Donald Trump to discuss Washington's quest to become the 51st state. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

DC mayor, Trump discussed statehood

Gabby Morrongiello · December 6, 2016 6:04 pm

Michael Levick protests the District of Columbia's lack of voting rights and congressional representation as D.C's delegates to the DNC rally at Union Station in Washington, Saturday, July 24, 2004. (AP Photo)

DC vote could send a message to Congress in uphill battle for statehood

Kyle Feldscher · November 7, 2016 5:01 am

Council unanimously approves "State of Washington, D.C.," with D.C. standing for Douglass Commonwealth. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

DC Council approves name change if city becomes state

Anna Giaritelli · October 18, 2016 11:24 pm

Bowser said it is injustice that city residents are unable to vote for a senator because of their zip code. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

D.C. Mayor Bowser pushes for city statehood

Kelly Cohen · April 15, 2016 4:49 pm

Chris Christie: Gut reaction is to oppose D.C. statehood

Ryan Lovelace · October 12, 2015 6:32 pm

A for sale sign is seen hanging from a balcony next to a Puerto Rican flag in Old San Juan as the island's residents deal with the government's $72 billion debt on July 1, 2015 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Beltway Confidential

Nobel laureate’s warped picture of Puerto Rico

Michael Barone · August 14, 2015 9:52 pm

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., reads papers prior to estate tax reform news conference, Thursday, June 25, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Bernie Sanders joins in call for D.C. statehood

Kelly Cohen · June 25, 2015 8:29 pm

Eric Holder, the 'commissioner of D.C.?' AP Photo

Washington Secrets

‘Commish’ Eric Holder to make D.C. the 51st state?

Paul Bedard · October 7, 2014 3:22 pm

Statehood hearing for DC unlikely to spur change

Ben Nuckols · September 15, 2014 9:53 pm

Red Alert Politics

John Oliver mocks Obama for ISIS airstrikes in Iraq, compares him to a girl seeing a horrible ex-boyfriend

Morgan Chalfant · August 11, 2014 3:56 pm