Treasury Expands Sanctions on Venezuelan 'Tren de Aragua' Gang

Treasury Expands Sanctions on Venezuelan 'Tren de Aragua' Gang

Mateo Guillamont
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July 17, 2025
The US Treasury has announced new sanctions against the Venezuelan ‘Tren de Aragua’ gang.  Tren de Aragua began its criminal operations inside Venezuela’s porous jail system and eventually grew its operations across Latin America and the whole globe.  Today, Tren de Aragua is Venezuela’s largest gang with an estimated 5,000 members and has recently been […]
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Florida Families Face Major Questions Ahead of Congress’ Decision to Extend ACA Tax Credits

Florida Families Face Major Questions Ahead of Congress’ Decision to Extend ACA Tax Credits

Javier Manjarres
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July 17, 2025
Millions of Florida families could soon face skyrocketing health insurance costs and potential loss of coverage as key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are set to expire at the end of 2025. The looming expiration of enhanced premium tax credits, passed as part of the 2021 American Rescue Plan and extended through the […]
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US Shifts Naval Presence in Middle East; Questioning Likelihood of Further Attacks

US Shifts Naval Presence in Middle East; Questioning Likelihood of Further Attacks

Mateo Guillamont
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July 17, 2025
The US military is shifting its naval assets in the Middle East after months of confrontations with Iran and its proxies.  Reports tracking the US’s deployed carrier strike groups (CSGs) reveal the recent departure of the Vinson CSG from the North Arabian Sea.  Vinson had patrolled the North Arabian Sea for months to combat Houthi […]
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Trump Admin Claims Work in Haiti Crisis is

Trump Admin Claims Work in Haiti Crisis is "Far From Finished"

Mateo Guillamont
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July 15, 2025
The US government recently raised concerns about the ongoing and escalating gang violence crisis in Haiti.  Concerns were raised at a recent meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the Haitian crisis and the UN’s relief efforts inside Haiti.  Haiti has been periodically rocked by gang violence in recent years, but gang violence […]
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Salazar Requests Trump Sanction Brazilian Judge

Salazar Requests Trump Sanction Brazilian Judge

Mateo Guillamont
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July 11, 2025
US Representative Maria Elvira-Salazar (R-FL) has requested President Donald Trump impose sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Justice Moraes is notorious for making unilateral rulings curtailing free speech and investigating former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.  Representative Salazar has previously criticized Moraes’s rulings and claims he uses judicial authority to promote progressive policy. […]
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Houthis Sink Red Sea Ship and Attack Israel in Intensifying Offensive

Houthis Sink Red Sea Ship and Attack Israel in Intensifying Offensive

Mateo Guillamont
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July 10, 2025
The Houthis recently sank a commercial ship traversing the Red Sea, reportedly destined for Israel.  The attack marks the second time Houthis have sunk a commercial ship in less than a week.  Houthi-released videos demonstrate the Eternity C and Magic Seas ships sinking after suffering heavy damage from Houthi attacks.  Additionally, Houthi missiles rained down […]
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Conservative Activist Investor Drops Tesla; Criticizes Musk's Political Involvement

Conservative Activist Investor Drops Tesla; Criticizes Musk's Political Involvement

Mateo Guillamont
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July 10, 2025
The American Conservative Values ETF (NYSE: ACVF), an ‘activist’ investment fund promoting conservative ideology, recently announced that it fully divested its holdings in Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. ACVF justified its Tesla divestment on its underwhelming business results and Musk’s increased political participation.  “We believe Musk’s distraction with political activity is damaging shareholder value,” said William […]
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Israel and US Sign AI and Energy Agreement

Israel and US Sign AI and Energy Agreement

Mateo Guillamont
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July 9, 2025
The US and Israel have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) pledging mutual collaboration on artificial intelligence (AI) and energy projects.  The MOU was signed as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the US for the third time since President Donald Trump’s inauguration.  Energy and Interior Secretaries Chris Wright and Doug Burgum, along with US […]
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Treasury Expands Sanctions Against Fentanyl-Trafficking Mexican Gang

Treasury Expands Sanctions Against Fentanyl-Trafficking Mexican Gang

Mateo Guillamont
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June 20, 2025
The US Department of the Treasury has sanctioned leaders of Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), a Mexican-based violent gang also recently designated as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), for trafficking Fentanyl. The sanctions follow President Donald Trump’s aggressive efforts to combat central and South American criminal networks’ operations in the US.  Treasury credits CJNG […]
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One Big Beautiful Bill Underway in Senate

One Big Beautiful Bill Underway in Senate

Mateo Guillamont
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June 17, 2025
President Donald Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is progressing through the Senate as the Finance Committee recently released a revised version.  The measure was recently passed in the House of Representatives and includes policies like no taxes on tips, tax cuts, and immigration regulations.  According to supporters of the bill, the Senate’s approval would codify numerous […]
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CITGO Entangled in Spanish Socialist Party Fraud Scheme

CITGO Entangled in Spanish Socialist Party Fraud Scheme

Mateo Guillamont
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June 16, 2025
US-based oil refinery company CITGO appears to have been involved in a recently exposed corruption and fraud scheme orchestrated by the leadership of Spain’s Socialist Party.  Spanish government investigators recently released phone call audio and recorded conversations demonstrating Socialist party officials conspired with private businessmen to obtain large sums of cash in exchange for political […]
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Iran Conducts Indiscriminate Ballistic Missile Attacks Against Israel

Iran Conducts Indiscriminate Ballistic Missile Attacks Against Israel

Mateo Guillamont
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June 13, 2025
Iran has indiscriminately fired sundry inter-ballistic missiles against Israel.  Iran’s attacks are a retaliation against Israel’s recent attacks targeting the former’s nuclear development programs.  Israel condemned Iran’s attacks.  “Israeli civilians are currently being targeted by the Iranian regime,” reads an IDF statement. “The world cannot stay silent.” While Israel’s missile defense system, colloquially known as […]
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Israel Battles Houthis While Trump Admin. Sidelines Conflict

Israel Battles Houthis While Trump Admin. Sidelines Conflict

Mateo Guillamont
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June 11, 2025
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) recently struck Houthi assets in the Hudaydah Port in Yemen as a response to ongoing daily Houthi attacks on Israel’s citizenry.  According to IDF reports, the Hudaya port was targeted because it “is used to transfer weapons and to exploit civilian infrastructure to advance terrorist activities.”  Civilians allegedly received warnings […]
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Greta Thunberg Detained in Mediterranean Sea Amid Gaza Aid Stunt

Greta Thunberg Detained in Mediterranean Sea Amid Gaza Aid Stunt

Mateo Guillamont
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June 9, 2025
Climate activist Greta Thunberg was recently detained in the eastern Mediterranean by Israel’s government during a voyage she and other activists were taking towards Gaza with the hopes of protesting the ongoing war.  The vessel Thunberg was on belongs to an anti-Israeli group called the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), which has criticized Israel’s blockade of […]
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Trump and Rubio Expand Sanctions Against the ICC

Trump and Rubio Expand Sanctions Against the ICC

Mateo Guillamont
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June 9, 2025
State Secretary Marco Rubio, under the authority of an executive order formerly issued by President Donald Trump, recently expanded sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC).  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. Last February, President […]
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Patronis Introduces Resolution to Form Select Committee on Biden's Decline

Patronis Introduces Resolution to Form Select Committee on Biden's Decline

Grayson Bakich
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June 6, 2025
Representative Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) has filed his first piece of legislation, House Resolution 477, to establish a select committee aimed at uncovering the truth of President Joe Biden's mental decline during his presidency. The Select Committee on President Biden's Cognitive Decline will consist of 13 members, including five approved by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries […]
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Machado Thanks Salazar, Balart, and Gimenez for Hosting Venezuelan Dissidents

Machado Thanks Salazar, Balart, and Gimenez for Hosting Venezuelan Dissidents

Mateo Guillamont
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June 6, 2025
Venezuelan Democratic opposition leader Maria Corina Machado personally thanked Republican South Florida Representatives Maria Elvira Salazar, Mario Diaz-Balart, and Carlos Gimenez for hosting three Venezuelan dissidents who recently fled Venezuela. The three Republican representatives hosted Venezuelan democratic dissidents Pedro Urruchurtu, Claudia Macero, and Humberto Villalobos.  The dissidents had been sheltering inside Argentina’s embassy in Venezuela […]
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Trump-Musk Feud: Lawmakers Weigh In

Trump-Musk Feud: Lawmakers Weigh In

Mateo Guillamont
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June 6, 2025
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s ongoing political row over the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is causing intense debate over whether Republicans should pass the act in an upcoming Senate vote.  The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ was recently passed in the House of Representatives, and includes a variety of policies including no taxes on tips, […]
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