U.S. Politics

• Gadgets Around Us Will Keep Getting Smarter, Like It Or Not

  NEW YORK – Our cars, our homes, our appliances and even our toys: Things...

  • Posted December 31, 2015
• NPP Not Taking García Padilla Letter to UN Seriously

  SAN JUAN – As expected, New Progressive Party (NPP) opposition is not taking seriously...

  • Posted December 29, 2015
• ‘Tis the Season for Dreams of Brokered Political Convention

  WASHINGTON – ‘Tis the season – no, not THAT season. It’s that point in...

  • Posted December 28, 2015
• Public Debt, Political Status to be Key Election Year Issues

  SAN JUAN – Aside from the difficulty the administration of Gov. Alejandro García Padilla...

  • Posted December 28, 2015
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• Colorado Pot Banking Case Tests Federal Drug Rules

  DENVER — A marijuana banking case set for arguments Monday is testing the federal...

  • Posted December 27, 2015
• New York Times: Don’t Abandon Puerto Rico

  The New York Times has published an editorial urging the U.S. Congress not to...

  • Posted December 26, 2015
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• In Final Year, Obama Seeks to Stave Off Lame-Duck Status

  WASHINGTON – In June, during one of the best stretches of his presidency, Barack...

  • Posted December 26, 2015
• Donald Trump: Relying on, Trying to Control Free Coverage

  NEWARK, N.J. — Nobody understands the power of the media on public perception quite...

  • Posted December 26, 2015
• Is Puerto Rico a Classic Colony?

  SAN JUAN – After the U.S. assistant attorney general and the U.S. solicitor general...

  • Posted December 25, 2015
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• Defying Fed Hike, 30-year Mortgage Rate Slips to 3.96 pct.

  WASHINGTON – What Fed rate hike? One week after the Federal Reserve raised short-term...

  • Posted December 24, 2015