Congressional Democrats are pushing for a referendum to vote on giving the unincorporated U.S. territory of Puerto Rico statehood. Led by Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Puerto Rico Status Act” in mid-December. While mostly symbolic, the bill could be brought up again in the new…

Puerto Rico's former Governor Wanda Vázquez was arrested Thursday morning on corruption charges, multiple media organizations are reporting. A spokesperson for the Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed her arrest to Bloomberg. A press conference will be held this morning at 11 a.m. to discuss the arrest, the spokesperson added. Two…