sanctions

Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R) discussed the incoming Trump Administration and how it will respond to dictators in the western hemisphere.

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to block the sale of US Steel to Japanese steel manufacturer Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC). NSC and US Steel closed the sale of the latter to the former on December 2023.  According to US Steel, NSC will pay $55.00 per share, representing an equity value of approximately $14.1 billion plus […]

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has alerted Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro is targeting her 84-year old mother. Machado explained that, for the third time on Sunday, December 1st, “agents of the Maduro regime are harassing my mother in her home. Armed, hooded, and with sirens blasting at full volume.” Venezuela’s recent presidential elections have […]

The discussion, featuring scholars on the subject, explored the implementation of sanctions against Venezuela and the unintended consequences that might result.

US Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jim Risch (R-ID) are accusing President Joe Biden of ignoring the law by failing to impose sanctions on illicit purchasers of Iranian oil.  The Senators allege that President Biden has not imposed new sanctions despite being required to do so by the Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) Act. The […]

President Joe Biden has levied new sanctions on Iran following the latter’s wave of missile attacks against Israel.  Iran recently directly attacked Israel with over 300 ballistic missiles and drones, most of which were deflected by the latter with the US’ and allies’ aid.  President Biden’s sanctions attempt to punish Iran for their destabilizing bellicose […]

US Senator Marco Rubio’s (R-FL) bicameral Patriotic Investment Act seeks to rewrite U.S. tax code to remove rewards for investments in China. Senator Rubio’s bill would remove capital gains tax rate breaks from investments made in entities associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).  The bill does not apply to companies without direct links to […]

President Joe Biden is facing pressure to impose sanctions on Iran pursuant to legislation signed by his administration earlier this year. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), alongside Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) and U.S. Representatives Jim Banks (R-IN) and Mike Lawler (R-NY), wrote a letter to President Biden demanding he enforce laws potentially increasing sanctions on Iran. […]

Sanctions on foreign individuals and entities are not all-encompassing, as different agencies place their own sanctions. A bill introduced by Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL) last September, which would require the "harmonization" of sanctions, has recently passed the House of Representatives, which he said "ensures that our national security agencies work together, strengthening sanctions and hitting […]

Republicans are celebrating former President Donald Trump’s Venezuelan sanctions as they continue being harnessed by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to persecute Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro and allies.  Earlier this week, the DOJ announced it had successfully seized a private jet purchased and used by Dictator Maduro in the US, violating sanctions imposed on […]

President Joe Biden’s new sanctions on Israel, Israeli organizations and citizens have incited congressional pushback from Florida’s Republican lawmakers.  The US State Department announced the sanctions late last week.  The organizations and individuals sanctioned are Israeli NGO Hashomer Yosh and its volunteers. Hashomer Yosh is a non-profit NGO created to protect Israeli farmers in the […]

The House of Representatives recently passed Representative Brian Mast's (R-FL) bill sanctioning members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for targeting Israel as the Jewish State destroys Hamas by a vote of 247 in favor to 155 opposed. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), together with Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and others, praised the bill's passage in […]

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 […]

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. […]

President Joe Biden is facing increasing pressure from American solar panel manufacturers and conservative lawmakers to crack down on Chinese solar manufacturer’s alleged illicit trade practices.  The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee filed several petitions for the Biden Administration to investigate potential illegal Chinese subsidies and dumping. The committee is made up of […]

The White House has refused to reveal whether lifted oil sanctions for Venezuela will be renewed as the deadline to make such a decision nears.  President Joe Biden is reportedly expected to not reinstate oil sanctions imposed on Venezuela during President Donald Trump’s term.  Biden lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gold sectors in exchange […]

US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has published a letter pressing US State Department Secretary Antony Blinken on how his agency missed internal and external warnings of being spied on by a covert Cuban agent.  Former US Ambassador to Bolivia Victor Manuel Rocha pleaded guilty late last week to covertly working for Cuban intelligence services for […]

Intragovernmental reports suggest President Joe Biden is facing increasing pressure from within his administration to exert additional pressure for Israel to cede on a Gaza ceasefire.  The report comes as President Biden has delivered a record number of humanitarian air drops into Gaza in the last several weeks.  US Central Command (CENTCOM) recently announced it […]