These nations are often referred to as US “territories” (there are 16 official US territories in total, but only five are inhabited). This term is a euphemism. These five nations have no ...

By now, you’re thinking that there must be a good explanation for why 3.5 million American ... Because citizens of the territories are just that – citizens of the United States of America.

The U.S. territories include American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the US Virgin Islands and Puerto ... in the 50 states and DC— roughly 5.8 million, the Pew Research Center ...

A new advocacy group is debuting on Wednesday, and it’s aiming to raise awareness about how residents of U.S. territories are shortchanged in terms of political representation, federal benefits ...