Senate Republicans vie to Shut Immigration Loopholes

Senate Republicans vie to Shut Immigration Loopholes

Mateo Guillamont
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May 21, 2024
US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) joined fellow Republicans in filing legislation to redraw immigration regulations being allegedly circumvented by President Joe Biden.  According to Senator Scott, President Biden’s administration has been manipulating Alternatives to Detention (ATD) regulations to loosen immigration proceedings. ATD regulations and programs exist to facilitate non-detained immigrants’ orderly US entry or deportation. […]
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Biden Tariffs on Chinese EVs Good, but not Enough, say Conservatives

Biden Tariffs on Chinese EVs Good, but not Enough, say Conservatives

Mateo Guillamont
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May 17, 2024
President Joe Biden’s recently announced new tariffs on select Chinese imports have received lukewarm responses from Conservatives who have awaited such tariffs for months. President Biden claimed he would be imposing tariffs on Chinese steel, aluminum, semiconductors, electric vehicles (EVs), solar panels, ship-to-shore cranes, and certain medical products. However, some Republicans are not convinced by […]
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GOP Senators Want to Cancel Military Salaries in Response to Biden’s Pause on Israel Weapons Deliveries

GOP Senators Want to Cancel Military Salaries in Response to Biden’s Pause on Israel Weapons Deliveries

Mateo Guillamont
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May 16, 2024
US Senators Rick Scott (R-FL) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) are leading legislation filed by a group of Senate Republicans overturning President Joe Biden’s recent pause on US-Israel weapons deliveries. The Israel Security Assistance Support Act would force President Biden send Israel weapons he recently claimed would not be delivered if Israel executed a ground invasion […]
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State Department Under Scrutiny for Removing Cuba From List of Uncooperative Countries on Counterterrorism

State Department Under Scrutiny for Removing Cuba From List of Uncooperative Countries on Counterterrorism

Mateo Guillamont
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May 16, 2024
The Biden Administration has reportedly decided to remove Cuba from a list of countries identified as uncooperative with the US’ counterrorism efforts. According to a State Department official, the resumption of law enforcement cooperation between Cuba and the U.S. was one of the reasons for removing the designation. The designation removal was warily welcomed by […]
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Coalition of House Republicans Seek to Award Trump With Congressional Gold Medal

Coalition of House Republicans Seek to Award Trump With Congressional Gold Medal

Mateo Guillamont
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May 15, 2024
US Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) is leading a group of House Republicans attempting to bestow former President Donald Trump with the Congressional Gold Medal. Alongside the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award in the U.S. The GOP representatives filed a bill that, if passed, would award President […]
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Houthis Continue Raining Fire on Red Sea as Florida Lawmakers Celebrate Israel Independence Day

Houthis Continue Raining Fire on Red Sea as Florida Lawmakers Celebrate Israel Independence Day

Mateo Guillamont
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May 14, 2024
While the world has been focused on Israel's potential military incursion into Rafah, Ansarallah, also known as the Houthis, has been firing daily missiles toward Israeli assets in the Red Sea. The latest Houthi attacks were launched on the eve of Israel’s Independence Day, which is celebrated on May 14th. US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported […]
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Everglades and China Featured on Provisions of Senate FAA Reauthorization Bill

Everglades and China Featured on Provisions of Senate FAA Reauthorization Bill

Mateo Guillamont
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May 14, 2024
The US Senate’s recently passed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill includes provisions addressing Chinese threats and environmental concerns in the Everglades. US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) lobbied for the inclusion of such language in the FAA bill, which reauthorizes the same until 2028. On the Everglades front, the bill will prohibit civil aviation at […]
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Luna Targets Toxic Sunscreen Ahead of Summer Season

Luna Targets Toxic Sunscreen Ahead of Summer Season

Mateo Guillamont
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May 13, 2024
Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) has filed the bipartisan No Toxic Chemicals in Cosmetics Act to ban the use of sunscreens and similar cosmetic products using Parabens. Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo (D-MD) coauthored the bill, which comes as millions of Americans prepare to enter the summer season. Parabens are chemicals used as artificial preservatives in sundry […]
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Rubio Leads Bipartisan Effort Pressuring Biden to Reject Tentative Israel ICC Sanctions

Rubio Leads Bipartisan Effort Pressuring Biden to Reject Tentative Israel ICC Sanctions

Mateo Guillamont
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May 13, 2024
US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has sent President Joe Biden a letter requesting the latter reject potential International Criminal Court (ICC) anti-Israel actions. Senator Rubio, alongside Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and fellow legislators, urged Biden publicly denounce such potential actions. The ICC is reportedly considering issuing arrest warrants against senior Israeli officials for alleged international […]
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Harrowing Reports of Chinese Organ Trafficking Spark Congressional Outcry

Harrowing Reports of Chinese Organ Trafficking Spark Congressional Outcry

Mateo Guillamont
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May 11, 2024
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is demanding the Biden administration respond to investigative reports alleging China is engaging in a massive forced organ transplant scheme. According to the American Journal of Transplantation, transplant surgeons in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) removed organs, including hearts and lungs, violating the internationally-accepted  “dead donor” rule, i.e., before […]
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Republican Lawmakers Face Off Against International Criminal Court

Republican Lawmakers Face Off Against International Criminal Court

Mateo Guillamont
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May 10, 2024
Republican lawmakers are upping their public campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC) in light of reports the former is considering issuing arrest warrants for Israel officials. The ICC is an international tribunal designed to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Neither the […]
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International Pro-Hamas Students Could Face Deportation if Republican Lawmakers Get Their Way

International Pro-Hamas Students Could Face Deportation if Republican Lawmakers Get Their Way

Mateo Guillamont
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May 10, 2024
Pressure is mounting on President Joe Biden’s administration to punish students involved in anti-Israel university protests many Republicans have characterized as pro-Hamas and antisemitic. Numerous Senators and Representatives have petitioned the Department of Homeland Security to expel any foreign national suporting Hamas and advocating the genocide of Jews through denying Israel’s right to exist. According […]
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Waltz, Rubio, and Colleagues Publish Series of Suggestions for US Maritime Strategy

Waltz, Rubio, and Colleagues Publish Series of Suggestions for US Maritime Strategy

Mateo Guillamont
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May 9, 2024
In the face of rising competition for control of the seas and the People’s Republic of China’s encroachments on the freedom of navigation, legislators have called for urgent action through a national maritime strategy report. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), U.S. Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL), U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), and U.S. Representative John Garamendi […]
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Publicly-Funded Telehealth Abortions Targeted in New Steube Bil

Publicly-Funded Telehealth Abortions Targeted in New Steube Bil

Mateo Guillamont
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May 9, 2024
US Representative Gregory Steube’s (R-FL) Women’s Protection in Telehealth Act would prevent health care providers offering telehealth services for abortions from receiving Medicare funds. The act would prohibit access to medicare funds to health care providers who prescribe chemical abortion pills without physically examining a patient prior to such prescription. A single telehealth abortion-related service […]
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Salazar Backs Embattled Guatemalan Attorney General in Showdown vs Biden Administration

Salazar Backs Embattled Guatemalan Attorney General in Showdown vs Biden Administration

Mateo Guillamont
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May 8, 2024
US Representative Maria-Elvira Salazar (R-FL) published a letter alongside Representative Warren Davidson (R-OH) denouncing alleged State Department and US Agency on International Development (USAID) overreach in Guatemala. According to Representative Salazar, the State Department and USAID have attempted to pressure Guatemalan officials into backing political initiatives supported by the Biden Administration. “Officials from the U.S. […]
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Rubio Requests Biden Assign Religious Freedom Special Advisor in National Security Council

Rubio Requests Biden Assign Religious Freedom Special Advisor in National Security Council

Mateo Guillamont
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May 7, 2024
US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting the latter exercise his 1998 International Religious Freedom Act powers to appoint a Special Advisor on International Religious Freedom. According to Senator Rubio, the international deterioration of religious freedom demands the US, being committed to protecting the free exercise of religion, take […]
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Cherfilus-McCormick Seeks to Strengthen African Continental Free Trade Area

Cherfilus-McCormick Seeks to Strengthen African Continental Free Trade Area

Mateo Guillamont
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May 7, 2024
US Representative Shelia Cheriflus McCormick (D-FL) has filed a bill to fortify the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) created in 2018 by the African Union. The AfCTA agreement was signed by nearly all African countries and aims to remove trade barriers between African states. Together, the signatories’ economies amount to US $3.4 trillion in […]
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Florida Lawmakers React to Right-Wing Candidate Winning Panama’s Presidential Elections

Florida Lawmakers React to Right-Wing Candidate Winning Panama’s Presidential Elections

Mateo Guillamont
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May 7, 2024
Jose Raul Mulino has won Panama’s presidential elections in a landslide performance after his party’s frontrunner, Ricardo Martinelli, was barred from running. Martinelli, who served as president of Panama from 2009 to 2014, was disqualified from the election after being convicted on money laundering charges. President-elect Mulino had served as Martinelli’s Security Minister prior to […]
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