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Florida Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) and Maria Elvira Salazar (R) have introduced the bill, which would defund Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. 

Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua has embroiled Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in a new controversy over the gang’s operations in Aurora, Colorado. Tren de Aragua is Venezuela’s largest gang with an estimated 5,000 members and has recently been linked to numerous criminal investigations in the US. The gang has been […]

President Joe Biden’s administration is seeking to bolster US-Mexico relations as Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first ever woman president, was sworn into office.  First lady Jill Biden led the US’ delegation to President Sheinbaum’s inauguration.  Sheinbaum won the last presidential elections by a wide margin, gathering nearly 60% of the votes.  “Jill and I extend our […]

Florida lawmakers have joined forces to go after Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, calling for a higher bounty for his political crimes.

Florida lawmakers have proposed legislation that would set a reward of $100 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Information leading to the arrest of President Maduro is currently set at $15 million dollars. According to the Department of State, US authorities seek to arrest Maduro for international […]

The bipartisan Banning Operations and Leases with Illegitimate Venezuelan Authoritarian Regime (BOLIVAR) Act, introduced by Representatives Mike Waltz (R-FL) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), recently passed out of the House Oversight Committee, and will soon be up for a vote on the House floor. Rep. Waltz and Rep. Wasserman Schultz introduced the bill in February, […]

Distrusting the Feds, DeSantis Signs Executive Order for a FL Investigation into Trump Assassination Attempt One day after Trump's second would-be assassin was charged with two gun counts in federal court, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced via executive order Tuesday morning that those charges aren't enough because...READ MORE     Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: "Rick Scott just voted NO to IVF protections […]

Venezuelan government officials detained one US citizen and reportedly arrested several others in a raid aimed at countering an alleged assassination plot against Dictator Nicolas Maduro.  Venezuelan media claim government officials additionally seized hundreds of firearms intended for distribution amongst Venezuelans preparing an attack on the regime’s leaders.  Among the arrested are three Americans, two […]

In an interview with the Floridian Press, Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R) affirmed that President Trump is “absolutely right” on the border issue.

To apply pressure to the Venezuelan government, Florida Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R) has introduced the VALOR Act, which would solidify sanctions against the Maduro regime.

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators is seeking to pressure Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro to accept his defeat by Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia in the latest presidential election.  Gonzalez was forced to seek political asylum in Spain after the Maduro regime threatened to arrest him.  Following Gonzalez’s departure, U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), […]

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado joined Florida International University’s (FIU) Adam Smith Center for Economic Freedom in launching the Democracy Innovation lab.  Machado, who has been actively seeking to pressure Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro into accepting his defeat in the country’s last presidential elections, underscored the importance and necessity for FIU’s Democracy lab.  “This […]

US lawmakers are responding to Venezuelan gang ‘Tren de Aragua’ reportedly increasing its activities across the U.S.  Tren de Aragua is Venezuela’s largest gang with an estimated 5,000 members and has recently been linked to numerous criminal investigations in the US. The gang has been reportedly infiltrating the US through the southern border and is […]

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 […]

Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro recently issued arrest warrants for opposition party leader Edmundo Gonzalez by way of his infamous Attorney General, Tareek William Saab.  Gonzalez has refused to accept Dictator Maduro’s recent claims of electoral victory in Venezuela’s latest presidential elections.  Maduro, despite facing international pressure to submit to overwhelming evidence of his sound defeat […]

Venezuela remains in turmoil after the fraudulent reelection of dictator Nicolas Maduro over opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, who was chosen after Maria Corina Machado was banned from running. Her activism and work in restoring democracy to Venezuela is undoubtedly worthy of commendation, inspiring Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and other Florida Congressmen to write to the […]

Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro has been confronted with new bipartisan Congressional criticism for refusing to accept the recent presidential election’s results. US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) led a bipartisan statement along with other legislators condemning Dictator Maduro’s dismissal of the Venezuelan opposition’s electoral victory over him. Senator Rubio and colleagues criticized Maduro’s fraudulent acts and […]

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 […]