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Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday that he has received the endorsement of Puerto Rico Democratic Party Chair Luis Dávila Pernas in his… Read More »Puerto Rico Dem Party Chair Endorses Cuomo for NY Mayor

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), the highest ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, prioritized time in his recent visit to Puerto Rico… Read More »Democratic Leader Jeffries Champions Puerto Rico Inclusion in U.S. Nutrition Program

In a statement today celebrating the 75th anniversary of Senator Margaret Chase Smith’s Declaration of Conscience, Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD), the highest-ranking Democrat on the… Read More »Congressman Jamie Raskin Again Calls for Puerto Rico Statehood

Anthony “Tony” Sabio, a Virginia resident who was born in Puerto Rico, has announced a challenge to incumbent Congressman Don Beyer in Virginia’s 8th Congressional… Read More »A New Puerto Rican Candidate in Virginia: Tony Sabio

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed legislation last Thursday containing sweeping tax reforms and substantial cuts in federal spending, including in the area… Read More »Does the House Budget Bill Threaten Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance?

Melisa López-Franzen, formerly a state senator for Minnesota, had her eye on the U.S. Senate seat for her state. López-Franzen has ended her Senate run,… Read More »Puerto Rican Melisa López-Franzen Ends Run for U.S. Senate

On May 16, Representative Nydia M. Velázquez (D- NY) led a group of congressional colleagues in a letter to House leaders urging greater oversight by… Read More »Act 60 Shenanigans and Federal Oversight

Jaime Arroyo has been declared winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Arroyo, a native of Ponce who came with his family… Read More »Puerto Rican Candidates Face off in Lancaster, PA Primary; Jaime Arroyo Wins