Lawmakers Denounce Maduro Threats Towards Machado

Lawmakers Denounce Maduro Threats Towards Machado

Mateo Guillamont
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March 3, 2025
Conservative lawmakers in Washington have condemned Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s latest threats and repressive tactics against Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.  Machado recently reported Dictator Maduro sent undercover agents that attempted to break into her private residence in Caracas, Venezuela. The agents, who arrived in a silver SUV without a license plate, allegedly threatened […]
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US Sanctions Chinese and Hong Kong Companies Helping Build Iranian Drones

US Sanctions Chinese and Hong Kong Companies Helping Build Iranian Drones

Mateo Guillamont
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March 3, 2025
The US Department of the Treasury has announced new sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong companies allegedly helping build Iranian military drones.  The latest sanctions were described as part of President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure campaign on Iran.” Six entities operating out of China and Hong Kong were sanctioned for reportedly supplying critical components of […]
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Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Hails 'Huge Step' Trump Venezuelan Oil Sanctions

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Hails 'Huge Step' Trump Venezuelan Oil Sanctions

Mateo Guillamont
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February 28, 2025
Venezuelan Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado commended President Donald Trump’s recent decision to impose sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector by revoking oil export licenses.  Machado made her comments during an interview with Donald Trump Jr where she discussed Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro’s repressive regime.  President Trump cancelled former President Joe Biden’s Venezuelan oil export licenses, […]
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Trump, Vance get into Heated Exchange with Zelenskyy in the White House

Trump, Vance get into Heated Exchange with Zelenskyy in the White House

Jackson Bakich
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February 28, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy entered the White House and sat down with President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President JD Vance (R) as negotiations between the United States and Russia to possibly end the war carry on. During the exchange, President Trump and Vice President Vance both described President Zelenskyy as "disrespectful" to the American […]
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Poll: Majority of Americans Disagree with RFK Jr., Rubio Over Using Food Stamps to Buy Soft Drinks

Poll: Majority of Americans Disagree with RFK Jr., Rubio Over Using Food Stamps to Buy Soft Drinks

Jackson Bakich
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February 28, 2025
Lay off my Coke! In the latest polling from Public Opinion Strategies, a majority of Americans, including Trump voters, support the usage of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, commonly referred to as food stamps) for soft drinks, including those sweetened with sugar. Changing this policy has been a focal point not just for Health […]
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Trump Reverses Biden's Venezuelan Oil Policy, Revokes Oil Licenses From Maduro

Trump Reverses Biden's Venezuelan Oil Policy, Revokes Oil Licenses From Maduro

Mateo Guillamont
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February 27, 2025
Pressure is mounting on Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro as US President Donald Trump has cancelled former President Joe Biden’s Venezuelan oil export licenses.  President Trump’s license cancellation effectively reimposes sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector that had been levied on Venezuela during Trump’s first term.  Such sanctions were lifted by President Biden in the ‘Barbados Agreement’ […]
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Cruz Calls Out Democrats for Refusing to Support DOGE Initiative

Cruz Calls Out Democrats for Refusing to Support DOGE Initiative

Jackson Bakich
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February 27, 2025
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) appeared on Sean Hannity's show to discuss national political strategy and Democrats' appearing to not alter their ways, such as supporting the DOGE initiative following the 2024 election. The Democrats failed to hold the Senate or take back the House of Representatives and lost the White House, losing all seven battleground […]
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Rubio Forecasts Trump Will Not Be 'Blackmailed' by Maduro

Rubio Forecasts Trump Will Not Be 'Blackmailed' by Maduro

Mateo Guillamont
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February 27, 2025
During a recent Fox News interview, Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently expressed his belief that, under President Donald Trump’s leadership, the US’ foreign policy towards Venezuela and Dictator Nicolas Maduro will be stricter than in previous years.  Secretary Rubio’s interview follows his efforts to broker an agreement where Venezuela agreed to accept deported Venezuelan […]
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Rubio Expands Visa Restrictions For Cubans Affiliated With Forced Labor Exports

Rubio Expands Visa Restrictions For Cubans Affiliated With Forced Labor Exports

Mateo Guillamont
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February 26, 2025
Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently announced expanded visa restrictions for members of the Cuban government participating in the ‘exploitation’ of medical workers.  Secretary Rubio’s visa restrictions announcement follows reports that the Communist Cuban regime is profiting off the forced labor of Cuban doctors.  “Cuba continues to profit from the forced labor of its workers […]
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Trump Treasury Department Constricts Iran's 'Ghost Fleet'

Trump Treasury Department Constricts Iran's 'Ghost Fleet'

Mateo Guillamont
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February 26, 2025
President Donald Trump’s Treasury Department, led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, has announced a series of measures tightening sanctions on Iran’s illicit oil sales via its ‘Ghost Fleet.’ Iran has recently expanded efforts to circumvent US-imposed oil exports by covertly shipping Iranian oil through a network of foreign tankers colloquially referred to as Iran’s  ‘Ghost […]
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Van Duyne Defends Elon Musk's DOGE Initiative, Role in White House

Van Duyne Defends Elon Musk's DOGE Initiative, Role in White House

Jackson Bakich
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February 26, 2025
Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) held a press conference just outside the Capitol on Tuesday and defended President Donald Trump (R) and Elon Musk's aggressive Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative. Musk and his DOGE team made headlines this week when they sent an email to government employees demanding they respond with five examples of […]
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Kristi Noem Celebrates Low Illegal Apprehensions at U.S. Border

Kristi Noem Celebrates Low Illegal Apprehensions at U.S. Border

Michael Costeines
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February 25, 2025
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem shared Monday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) encountered just 200 aliens at the southern border on Saturday, the lowest single apprehension day in over 15 years. Speaking with Greta Van Susteren on NewsMax, Kristi Noem credited an advertisement run by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) telling illegal […]
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Ramaswamy to Run For Ohio Governor

Ramaswamy to Run For Ohio Governor

Mateo Guillamont
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February 25, 2025
Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy recently announced his candidacy for Ohio’s governorship.  Ramaswamy's announcement comes as Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s term nears a close in January 2027.  Ramaswamy claimed during his candidacy announcement that he would focus his agenda on economic prosperity, promising to bring “a hatchet to red tape, overregulation and bureaucracy.”  President Donald Trump, […]
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Trump Pushes To End Ukraine War in Ukraine-Centric G7 Summit

Trump Pushes To End Ukraine War in Ukraine-Centric G7 Summit

Mateo Guillamont
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February 25, 2025
President Donald Trump joined heads of state in a recent Group of Seven (G7) summit that primarily focused on the war in Ukraine.  Ukrainian President Vlodymyr Zelenskyy was invited to join the summit and did so alongside traditional members Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the US. The G7 meeting was called […]
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Trump Congratulates Conservatives For Victory in Germany, Germans Call For 'Independence' From US

Trump Congratulates Conservatives For Victory in Germany, Germans Call For 'Independence' From US

Mateo Guillamont
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February 25, 2025
President Donald Trump has congratulated Germany’s center-right party, the Christian Democrats (CDU), for their recent electoral victory in Germany’s parliamentary elections.  Germany’s elections were held at the order of the former President Olaf Scholz from the Social Democratic Party (SPD) after his governmental coalition began to break down.  President Trump called the CDU’s victory a […]
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Waltz Says Trump 'Expects to Get This Deal Done' as Russia-Ukraine War Reaches 3rd Anniversary

Waltz Says Trump 'Expects to Get This Deal Done' as Russia-Ukraine War Reaches 3rd Anniversary

Grayson Bakich
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February 24, 2025
National Security Adviser Mike Waltz spoke with Fox and Friends about the continuing negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war, saying President Donald Trump and the White House "expect to get this deal done." "We have been all hands on deck. Secretary [Scott] Bessent, our Treasury Secretary, has been leading the charge, and frustrations are high," Waltz began, […]
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Scott Reintroduces Bill to Protect American Data from Communist China

Scott Reintroduces Bill to Protect American Data from Communist China

Jackson Bakich
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February 24, 2025
Senator Rick Scott has reintroduced the Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act, a bill that aims to solidify President Trump’s CCP Initiative under the Department of Justice (DOJ) to "prevent spying from the Chinese Communist Party on U.S. intellectual property and academic institutions." This program looks to protect America’s best interests by […]
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Cartels Designated As Foreign Terror Organizations Could Face US Military Action

Cartels Designated As Foreign Terror Organizations Could Face US Military Action

Mateo Guillamont
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February 22, 2025
President Donald Trump recently designated sundry drug cartels operating in Mexico 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 to do to no avail.  The cartels designated are Tren de Aragua, Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), […]
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