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Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner criticizes statehood lobbying efforts citing questionable numbers
From the floor of the United States House of Representatives, Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner,...
Pacific territories’ role in national security discussed in US House subcommittee hearing
American Samoa Delegate Amata Coleman Radewagen (R) recently took part in an oversight hearing of...
Cutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy, US technological competitiveness
By Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona America has...
US Department of Justice includes formal policy rejecting Insular Cases in its Justice Manual
In May, the United States Department of Justice took historic action in a letter to Congress in...
#TBT: March 6, 2025
On March 6, 1977, 93% of Northern Mariana Islands voters ratified the territory’s new...
#TBT: March 13, 2025
On March 13, 2020, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez announced that the territory reported its...
Making English the official US language can’t erase the fact that the US has millions of Spanish speakers and a long multilingual history
By Daniel J. Olson, Purdue University English should be the official language of the United...
US Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan meets with President Trump and fellow governors
Governor Albert Bryan Jr. (D) of the United States Virgin Islands recently met with President...
US Virgin Islands Governor Bryan pushes for permanent Rum Cover-Over, refinery reopening, and Visa Waiver Program at 2025 IGIA meeting
Governor Albert Bryan Jr. (D) continued his administration’s ongoing efforts to advocate for the...
#TBT: February 13, 2025
On February 25, 1927, the United States Congress passed S 2770, an act to confer United States...
US and British Virgin Islands leaders meet to discuss maritime policy changes
United States Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan Jr. (D) held a constructive meeting with...
#TBT: March 6, 2025
On March 6, 1977, 93% of Northern Mariana Islands voters ratified the territory’s new...
Northern Mariana Islands Delegate King-Hinds joins Congressional Hispanic Conference in urging Speaker Johnson not to cut essential program funding
Delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R) of the Northern Mariana Islands recently joined members of the...
Cutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy, US technological competitiveness
By Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona America has...
Google Trends in the US territories: January 2025
Welcome back to our monthly series examining the top Google Trends in Puerto Rico, Guam, the...
Pacific territories’ role in national security discussed in US House subcommittee hearing
American Samoa Delegate Amata Coleman Radewagen (R) recently took part in an oversight hearing of...
Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner criticizes statehood lobbying efforts citing questionable numbers
From the floor of the United States House of Representatives, Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner,...
#TBT: February 20, 2025
Tropical Cyclone Vicky on February 20, 2020, which brought rain and strong winds to Samoa and...
Trump’s push for ‘efficiency’ may destroy the EPA. What does that mean for you?
By Lylla Younes, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for...
Uncertain future for the Northern Mariana Islands under the Trump administration
With the inauguration of not only President Trump (R) but also the Northern Mariana Islands’...
