U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain ruled on Tuesday that the bondholders weren’t entitled to any recovery from Puerto Rico on their debt bonds, as their claims arose from the “purchase or sale of ...

Puerto Rico’s government is suing a private power company, claiming it is responsible for damages to appliances caused by ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemned the corporate profiteering of "vulture funds" during a hearing, spotlighting how ...

Republicans are looking to minimize the fallout from comments made during former president Donald Trump’s campaign rally on Sunday referring to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage ...

Pro/Con: US can't afford Puerto Rico's debt, poverty, politics From the column: "Puerto Rico is not an incorporated territory (and) the people of Puerto Rico seem mostly apathetic on statehood." ...

Whether Puerto Rico should be granted statehood is a hot topic in Washington. That's because, if the island became America's 51st state, it would likely result in two more Democratic ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A key hearing over the future of Puerto Rico’s crumbling power company and its staggering $9 billion debt began Monday in federal court following years of ...

A new plan for restructuring $10 billion in debt owed by Puerto Rico's power company was filed late Friday in the latest attempt to end a lengthy bankruptcy process marked by acrimonious negotiations.

Democrats rallied to support passage of legislation on Thursday that would end Puerto Rico's status as a "colonial" territory of the U.S., and give it three new options.

House Democrats passed a bill that would let Puerto Rico decide its future political status with the United States in a vote presided over by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). The bill would ...