Cuba: Closer Than Ever to Freedom

Cuba: Closer Than Ever to Freedom

Opinion
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April 18, 2026
By René García In homes across Miami-Dade, generations have carried the weight of exile, a quiet but unshakable longing for a homeland taken by tyranny. I grew up surrounded by it. As a first-generation American of Cuban descent, I was raised on stories of sacrifice. Our parents and grandparents didn’t leave Cuba because they wanted to; they left […]
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Secretary Rubio Announces Visa Restrictions on Chilean Officials

Secretary Rubio Announces Visa Restrictions on Chilean Officials

Joseph Quesada
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February 20, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the U.S. Department of State (DoS) announced this week a response to Chilean officials who have sought to undermine regional security in the Western Hemisphere by imposing visa restrictions on several Chilean government officials. “Today, the Department of State is announcing it has taken steps to impose visa restrictions […]
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DOJ Release New Indictment Charging Maduro and Associates

DOJ Release New Indictment Charging Maduro and Associates

Joseph Quesada
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January 5, 2026
NEW YORK – A U.S. Justice Department indictment was unsealed in federal court in New York, charging recently captured Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro with narco-terrorism conspiracy, weapons charges, and cocaine-importation conspiracy. The charges arrive following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a military operation early Saturday in Venezuela, in which the U.S. Special Forces and law […]
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Cherfilus-McCormick Against Using Military Force in Haiti

Cherfilus-McCormick Against Using Military Force in Haiti

Daniel Molina
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January 28, 2025
Despite designating drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D) says he shouldn't use military force against the cartels in Haiti.
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America First: A Roadmap for Restoring Order in Haiti

America First: A Roadmap for Restoring Order in Haiti

Opinion
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December 21, 2024
President Trump’s historic reelection was driven by issues important to voters—inflation, crime, border security, energy policy, the overreach of woke culture, and concerns about a destabilizing world order. Yet in the post-election analysis, the latter has received little attention: chaos on the world stage. From the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal to wars in Israel and Ukraine, […]
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JUICE?—12.5.2024—Trump Poses Major Threat to Westen Hemisphere Dictators—Backing Hegseth for Sec Def—Much More...

JUICE?—12.5.2024—Trump Poses Major Threat to Westen Hemisphere Dictators—Backing Hegseth for Sec Def—Much More...

Javier Manjarres
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December 5, 2024
Trump is a Threat to Western Hemisphere Dictators In an exclusive interview with The Floridian, Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R) discussed the incoming Trump Administration. Western Hemisphere...MUST READ     Rick Scott-Congratulations to my friend and former colleague, @KLoeffler! I know America’s #smallbiz owners will have a strong fighter and advocate in Kelly as our next SBA Administrator! Diaz-Balart Says Trump […]
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Rubio Says U.S. was 'Safer, More Respected' Under President Trump

Rubio Says U.S. was 'Safer, More Respected' Under President Trump

Javier Manjarres
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November 19, 2023
WASHINGTON—With public opinion polls showing that former President Donald Trump increasing his apparent insurmountable lead over Gov. Ron DeSantis, Ambassador Nikki Haley, and the rest of the 2024 GOP presidential candidates, Senator Marco Rubio makes his case for how Americans were safer and better off under President Trump. In an interview with The Floridian, Senator […]
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Cherfilus-McCormick Says Stabilizing Haiti is Needed  for Overall Regional Security

Cherfilus-McCormick Says Stabilizing Haiti is Needed for Overall Regional Security

Grayson Bakich
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October 15, 2023
While much of America is preoccupied with the war in Israel, policy for other regions is still being worked on in Congress. The Floridian sat down with Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) to discuss the ongoing instability on the Caribbean nation of Haiti, and how aiding in their stabilization could contribute toward solving the ongoing border […]
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What's Next for Venezuela and its Ongoing Political Crisis?

What's Next for Venezuela and its Ongoing Political Crisis?

Javier Manjarres
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May 3, 2023
Colombia’s new Leftist President Gustavo Petro, who in the past has expressed support for Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro, recently held a one-day summit seeking to find a way out of the country’s political crisis by getting the Maduro regime and the Venezuelan opposition back to the negotiating table in Mexico. Those talks have been stalled […]
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Guatemala's Positive Economic Outlook Rewarded with Higher Credit Rating

Guatemala's Positive Economic Outlook Rewarded with Higher Credit Rating

Javier Manjarres
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April 18, 2023
With Democratic Socialism spreading across Latin America, and long-standing pro-democracy nations like Brazil and Colombia having fallen victim to the Leftist ideology, Guatemala appears to be one of the only economic bright spots in the Western Hemisphere. Unlike Honduras, which recently elected pro-Maduro President Xiomara Castro, and devout socialist, and looking to terminate U.S.-led free […]
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U.S. Lawmakers Keep Close Watch on Honduras's Leftist President Castro, Government

U.S. Lawmakers Keep Close Watch on Honduras's Leftist President Castro, Government

Javier Manjarres
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December 1, 2022
With Communism continuing to spread throughout the Western Hemisphere, and the region having recently seen the long-time Democratic governments in Colombia and Brazil replaced with Leftist or socialist governing bodies, the U.S. and other Democratic nations have been put on notice. Honduras also recently ushered in “socialist” or “leftist” President Xiomara Castro. President Castro, who […]
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Establishing a Clear Foreign Policy Towards Venezuela

Establishing a Clear Foreign Policy Towards Venezuela

Javier Manjarres
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May 3, 2022
The Biden administration continues to endure pressure from Latin American foreign policy experts and politicians to establish a clear policy toward Venezuela, including the reevaluation of economic sanctions. Now, Venezuelans themselves have taken this to task. In the past couple of weeks, various groups of prominent Venezuelans have sent letters to the White House, asking the administration to consider their...
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Russia’s Increasing Ties With Venezuela Pose National Security Threat to U.S. & Latin America

Russia’s Increasing Ties With Venezuela Pose National Security Threat to U.S. & Latin America

Javier Manjarres
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April 4, 2022
While world leaders fear that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could be just the beginning of a broader military incursion into Eastern Europe, President Vladimir Putin’s next big hostile move could be against the U.S. through Latin America, with his heavy and growing military footprint inside Socialist Venezuela. Russian threat to the Western Hemisphere has been […]
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POLL: Latino Voters Say U.S. Sanctions Against Venezuela Have failed

POLL: Latino Voters Say U.S. Sanctions Against Venezuela Have failed

Javier Manjarres
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March 7, 2022
As the world watches Russia commit human rights atrocities as it enters the second week of its unprovoked aggression of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s influence in the Western Hemisphere, particularly in Cuba and Venezuela, has not gone unnoticed by the U.S., its allies," and Latino voters in Florida. In a new public opinion poll […]
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Russia Continues Dominance Over Dictators in Latin America

Russia Continues Dominance Over Dictators in Latin America

Javier Manjarres
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November 14, 2021
Earlier this month, long-standing dictator, Daniel Ortega, clinched a sham election in Nicaragua — as expected— as he jailed every and all of his political opponents. Did anyone congratulate Ortega? Of course, the usual suspects, the dictators in Russia, Cuba, and Venezuela, did. Geopolitical experts have long warned about the increasing influence and activities of […]
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Rubio, Menendez File Resolution to Help Venezuelan Women and Children

Rubio, Menendez File Resolution to Help Venezuelan Women and Children

Jim McCool
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September 24, 2021
As the Humanitarian Crisis in Venezuela heightens to new levels, U.S.  Senators Marco Rubio (R) and Bob Menendez (D) have coauthored a resolution that expresses “alarm over the growing humanitarian needs of women and children inside Venezuela and those seeking international protection in neighboring countries.”  The Resolution commends the Government of Colombia “for joining the United States in granting […]
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U.S. Retreat From Afghanistan Sends Dire Message To Latin America

U.S. Retreat From Afghanistan Sends Dire Message To Latin America

Javier Manjarres
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September 10, 2021
It has become evident that whenever the U.S. physically leaves a country like Afghanistan and Iraq, a huge vacuum is created and the usual adversarial suspects move into fill the void—China, Russia, and Iran. Recently, the hasty evacuation of the U.S. military, American citizens, and its allies out of Afghanistan, showed that China, Russia, and […]
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U.S. Faces 'Big Problems' in Western Hemisphere With Rise of Marxist

U.S. Faces 'Big Problems' in Western Hemisphere With Rise of Marxist

Javier Manjarres
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July 30, 2021
With the country of Peru having elected a Marxist president in Pedro Castillo (pictured), and with other countries like Cuba and Venezuela serving as a launching pad, if you would, for the Axis of Repression countries of Cuba, China, Russia, and Iran, the entire Western Hemisphere is at risk of falling behind the new “Iron […]
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