Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay Shot at Campaign Rally

Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay Shot at Campaign Rally

Adrian Morgade
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June 9, 2025
Gunmen shot and critically wounded Colombian Sen. Miguel Uribe Turbay, a future presidential candidate last week during a campaign rally in Bogotá, Colombia. Armed assailants entered the park where the rally was taking place and shot Uribe from behind. Uribe, who announced his presidential bid in March, was accompanied by a team of 21 people […]
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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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US Military Plane Reportedly Diverted as Houthi Attacks on Israel Continue

US Military Plane Reportedly Diverted as Houthi Attacks on Israel Continue

Mateo Guillamont
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June 5, 2025
For the first four days of June, Israel has been forced to defend its civilian population from consecutive Houthi missile attacks.  Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli Air Force (IAF) reported having to respond to presumptive Houthi attacks every day since the beginning of June. “It’s only June 3, and for the third time […]
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Cuba and Venezuela Included in Trump's Middle-East Travel Ban

Cuba and Venezuela Included in Trump's Middle-East Travel Ban

Mateo Guillamont
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June 5, 2025
President Donald Trump recently imposed a travel moratorium on several Middle Eastern countries plus Cuba and Venezuela.  President Trump justified the travel ban by arguing that the countries included fail to cooperate with the US government’s immigration proceedings. The travel ban includes blanket prohibition on all immigrants from 12 states and partial prohibitions on immigrants […]
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Rubio Attacks Foreign Officials Complicit in Cuba's Medical Forced Labor Scheme

Rubio Attacks Foreign Officials Complicit in Cuba's Medical Forced Labor Scheme

Mateo Guillamont
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June 4, 2025
State Secretary Marco Rubio recently announced the State Department will be restricting the Visas of foreign government officials partaking in Cuba’s medical doctors forced labor initiatives.  For months, reports have alleged that the Communist Cuban regime is profiting off the forced labor of Cuban doctors.  More than 40,000 Cuban doctors are reportedly spread worldwide in […]
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Rubio Foreshadows Further Action Against pro-Hamas Immigrants

Rubio Foreshadows Further Action Against pro-Hamas Immigrants

Mateo Guillamont
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June 3, 2025
State Secretary Marco Rubio has warned that immigrants sympathizing with the recent wave of antisemitic attacks could have their visas revoked and face deportation.  Secretary Rubio’s comments follow an attack in Boulder, CO, against pro-Israel demonstrators calling for the release of all hostages in Gaza.  During the attack, illegal immigrant Mohamed Sabry Soliman approached a […]
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US Returns to Embassy in Syria After 13-Year Hiatus

US Returns to Embassy in Syria After 13-Year Hiatus

Mateo Guillamont
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June 2, 2025
The US is restarting diplomatic operations in its embassy in Damascus, Syria, as relations between Syria’s interim government and the US improve.  The embassy had been closed since February 2012 due to internal conflict and violence caused by former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported how “Ambassador Thomas Barrack raised […]
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Salazar Urges Trump to Preserve Venezuelan Opposition's Control of CITGO

Salazar Urges Trump to Preserve Venezuelan Opposition's Control of CITGO

Mateo Guillamont
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May 30, 2025
Representative Maria Elvira-Salazar (R-FL) recently wrote to President Donald Trump’s administration requesting they block the proposed sale of the Venezuelan democratic opposition's control over oil company CITGO.  CITGO is a US-based oil refiner, transporter, and marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals, and other industrial products.  PDVSA, a state-owned oil company of the Venezuelan government, is […]
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Rubio Announces Visa Restrictions Against 'Foreign Officials' Who Violate American Free Speech

Rubio Announces Visa Restrictions Against 'Foreign Officials' Who Violate American Free Speech

Javier Manjarres
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May 30, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced that the Trump administration will target "foreign officials and persons" who look to restrict Americans' "free speech rights," stating that a new "visa restriction policy" will be put into place. "For too long, Americans have been fined, harassed, and even charged by foreign authorities for exercising their free […]
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Trump Orders US Mint to Stop Producing Pennies

Trump Orders US Mint to Stop Producing Pennies

Mateo Guillamont
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May 29, 2025
The ‘penny’ coin has been in circulation for nearly as long as the US’s existence and is worth one cent.  Penny production has long sparked intense debate as lawmakers have quarreled over the coin’s benefits. Producing pennies costs more than they are worth, as each one costs over three cents.  Recently, Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) […]
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Rubio Announces Trump Administration to Revoke Visas for Chinese Students

Rubio Announces Trump Administration to Revoke Visas for Chinese Students

Javier Manjarres
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May 29, 2025
The Trump administration has just announced that it will begin to expel or revoke the visas of Chinese students studying at U.S. colleges and universities. Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on social media that Chinese students would have their visas revoked, including "those with connections" to the Chinese government. "?The U.S. will begin revoking […]
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State Department Warns US Citizens to

State Department Warns US Citizens to "Immediately Depart" Venezuela

Mateo Guillamont
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May 28, 2025
The US State Department recently issued warnings urging US citizens in Venezuela to depart as soon as possible as the country was assigned a Level 4 travel advisory: ‘Do Not Travel.’ According to the State Department, the Level 4 travel advisory was issued due to “severe risks to Americans including wrongful detention, torture in detention, […]
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Trump Admin Sanctions Mexican 'Terrorist' Gangs

Trump Admin Sanctions Mexican 'Terrorist' Gangs

Mateo Guillamont
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May 23, 2025
The US Treasury Department recently announced sanctions against members of terrorist criminal gang organizations in Mexico. The sanctions target members of cartels President Donald Trump designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO). Designating the cartels as FTOs was one of President Trump’s campaign promises, and it was something conservatives had long urged former President Joe Biden […]
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Rubio Confirms Venezuelan Oil Licenses Will Expire May 27th

Rubio Confirms Venezuelan Oil Licenses Will Expire May 27th

Mateo Guillamont
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May 22, 2025
State Secretary Marco Rubio recently confirmed the US will execute its revocation of licenses for US companies drilling oil in Venezuela. Oil export licenses for US companies are set to expire on May 27th and President Donald Trump announced last February he would not be renewing them. Secretary Rubio’s confirmation dispels speculation PresidentTrump could be considering […]
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Trump Confronts South Africa President on White Farmer Conflict

Trump Confronts South Africa President on White Farmer Conflict

Mateo Guillamont
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May 22, 2025
President Donald Trump recently met with South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House to discuss the ongoing crisis with South Africa’s white minority population. President Trump and Ramaphosa’s conversations centered on recent reports alleging some of South Africa’s white minority population has been persecuted by radical political groups. South Africa has rejected such […]
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Lawmakers React as Trump Unveils Plans for 'Golden Dome'

Lawmakers React as Trump Unveils Plans for 'Golden Dome'

Mateo Guillamont
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May 21, 2025
President Donald Trump recently announced his administration was taking initial steps in designing and building a missile defense system or 'dome' for the continental US. Last January, President Trump signed an executive order mandating that the Department of Defense (DOD) create a system to intercept aerial projectiles launched at the US. Citing similar failed initiatives […]
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Salazar to Reintroduce 'Dignity' Act as Citizenship Debate Heats Up

Salazar to Reintroduce 'Dignity' Act as Citizenship Debate Heats Up

Mateo Guillamont
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May 16, 2025
US Representative Maria Elvira-Salazar (R-FL) recently pledged to reintroduce the ‘Dignity Act’ - a bipartisan major immigration reform bill - in June.  Praising President Donald Trump’s criminal illegal immigration crackdown, Representative Salazar argued immigrants who’ve exemplified “good conduct” and who’ve contributed to the economy should be offered a path to legal residency and citizenship.  Salazar […]
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