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WASHINGTON— With the Trump administration continuing its 'War on Drugs' by using kinetic military action against criminal drug cartels off the coast of Venezuela, the U.S. Congress is torn over supporting or not supporting President Donald Trump's effort to stamp out the illicit drug trade that has killed tens of thousands of Americans. Republican lawmakers […]
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 […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) joined Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Jim Risch (R-ID) and five other U.S. senators in introducing the Venezuela Advancing Liberty, Opportunity, and Rights Act (VALOR Act). The bill would provide a blueprint for Venezuela to transition to a democratic government. The nation has been under Nicolas Maduro's dictatorship since 2013. The VALOR […]
As China’s influence in Latin America (LatAm) nears unprecedented levels, some US lawmakers are pushing for a renewed initiative to exert American influence over the South American continent. Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairwoman María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and House Ways and Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) released a joint statement calling for strengthening US-LatAm partnerships. Representatives […]
Florida International University has dominated headlines for its legal and medical programs. Now the Miami-Dade-based university is utilizing the newly impressive Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom and hosted the World Strategic Forum. FIU made national headlines when an impressive set of new Senior Fellows at the Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom were announced. […]
The Biden administration's foreign policy has received considerable criticism from conservatives, with many Republican lawmakers having voiced strong opinions against the White House's decisions abroad, including it's decision to lift the terrorist designation from the FARC paramilitary organization. One less-covered Biden policy has recently come under attack from Florida's own Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL). On […]
