Costa Rica swings right as voters embrace tough-on-crime leader amid surging violence
Costa Ricans have elected conservative populist Laura Fernández as their next president, according to preliminary results, making her the latest...
Latin America
An American Citizen Has Been Stuck in El Salvador’s Prison System Since the Biden Administration
When the cops arrived at a party in Cantón la Estancia, a tiny hamlet in the shadow of the San...
It Always Comes Back to Our Failed War on Drugs
Opponents of the U.S. military operation gather outside the Manhattan Federal Court in New York City as Venezuelan President Nicolás...
Greg Grandin on Trump’s “Universal Police Warrant”
How long will the United States claim control over Venezuela “Only time will tell,” President Donald Trump told the New...
With Venezuela, the U.S. Is Back in the Business of Empire
Pro-government supporters attend a rally a day after the capture of Nicolas Maduro by US forces on January 4, 2026...
Latin America fractures over Trump’s Maduro capture as regional allies shift right
UNITED NATIONS: A deepening political realignment across Latin America came into focus over the weekend at a summit of the...
“We Are Going to Run the Country”: Trump Boasts of Regime Change in Venezuela
President Donald Trump claimed early Saturday that the U.S. had spirited Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro out of the country and...
Mexican authorities seize $40M in motorcycles from Olympic snowboarder turned fugitive, FBI says
FBI officials in Los Angeles said $40 million in motorcycles believed to be owned by former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and...
Did Trump Just Confess to Attacking Venezuela
President Donald Trump said in a radio interview that the United States had knocked out “a big facility” last week...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Rebranding for the Post-MAGA Era. Centrists Are Falling for It.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene holds a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Nov. 18, 2025, with victims...
Congress Squanders Last Chance to Block Venezuela War Before Going on Vacation
The House voted down a pair of measures to halt strikes on alleged drug boats and on Venezuelan land on...
US and Ukraine target 1,000-vessel ‘dark fleet’ smuggling sanctioned oil worldwide
A 1,000-strong "dark fleet" of rogue oil tankers skirting sanctions has emerged as a new target for the U.S. and...
Maduro’s heirs: human rights violators, corrupt enforcers and ruthless loyalists
As the Trump administration escalates pressure on Venezuela, experts warn that Nicolás Maduro’s downfall could open the door to a...
“Trump Has Appointed Himself Judge, Jury, and Executioner”
In September, The Intercept broke the story of the U.S. military ordering an additional strike on an alleged drug boat...
