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Rachel Campos-Duffy publicly criticized the Trump administration's engagement with Venezuela's interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, arguing that cooperation with her risks both U.S. political support and democratic progress in Venezuela.

Armed guerrilla groups entrenched in southern Venezuela continue to control vast gold and coltan deposits despite Washington's efforts to reshape the country's political and economic landscape after Nicolás Maduro's capture on January 3

Cubans facing worsening shortages and blackouts say years of hardship and unrealized expectations have left them skeptical that renewed U.S. pressure will bring meaningful change.

The Trump administration is moving to ease fuel shipments to Cuba's private sector as part of a broader strategy to make the island more dependent on U.S. supplies, according to a new report.

Analysts caution that while the visible Cuban presence is shrinking, the network is unlikely to disappear entirely: "this is not the end of Cuban influence"

Three federal law enforcement officials, including one senior official within the Department of Homeland Security, say DHS Secretary Kristi Noem fabricated a story about a cannibal on an ICE deportation flight.

A 21-year-old Moroccan woman identified as Farah says she is in hiding in her home country after being deported by the United States despite a judge's protection order barring her removal there.

"The [prisons bureau] administration rolled out the red carpet for him," said a retired prison workerpeaking to the media on behalf of staff. "The staff are disgusted."

According to the report, ICE increased its total contracts for weapons, ammunition and accessories by more than 360 percent, with awards rising from $16 million in 2024 to more than $76 million in 2025.

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Wednesday that Americans want the government to prioritize domestic concerns rather than foreign conflict,

The controversial enforcement model permits local police officers to be deputized by ICE, giving them authority to stop and arrest individuals suspected of being in the country illegally.

Hundreds of federal judges across the United States have issued more than 4,400 rulings since October finding that immigration authorities unlawfully detained migrants.

Axios reported that DHS plans to replace McLaughlin with Lauren Bis, her deputy, who will be promoted to assistant secretary of public affairs.

Venezuelan authorities have detained Evanan Romero, an 86-year-old oil consultant who is a U.S. citizen, a move that comes as Washington seeks to encourage foreign energy investment in Venezuela.

Venezuela's government has appointed former military officer and ex–electricity minister Luis Alfredo Motta Domínguez to a senior oversight post, despite an active U.S. indictment and a standing reward offer for his arrest tied to money-laundering charges.

Orlando Gutiérrez Boronat of the Cuban Democratic Directorate told Euroenews that "a transition in which the same people remain in power is not acceptable"

Grenell initially pursued a track with Venezuela that emphasized negotiations, prisoner releases and oil-sector arrangements over regime change

Elliott Abrams, who served as the Trump administration's special representative for Venezuela during the president's first term, said that there is no legal basis for the United States to take Venezuelan oil and sell it.

According to the investigation, more than a dozen pregnant minors have been placed at the facility since at least late July, some as young as 13, and at least half of them became pregnant as a result of rape.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is facing criticism from employees after joking during a company event that ICE agents were present and monitoring international staff.

The head of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Cuba said Washington is in talks with senior figures inside the Cuban government and suggested a Trump-friendly successor comparable to Venezuela's interim president has been identified.

Russian airlines will temporarily suspend flights to Cuba after operating special return trips to bring home stranded tourists, the country's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said Wednesday.

Wright described the situation instead as a geopolitical matter, calling Venezuela under Maduro "a threat to all of its neighbors" and "a threat to the Western hemisphere"

"I don't think I've ever seen the regime as weak as it is right now," said Rep. Carlos Gimenez referring to the Cuban government

Steve Bannon said Republicans face growing risk in the 2026 midterm elections, pointing to what he described as weak motivation among core supporters and recent polling from conservative-leaning firms.

Human Rights Watch said the Trump administration's military operation in Venezuela in early 2026 could reinforce the country's repressive political system.

Top Republicans are increasingly concerned that their party could lose control of the Senate in the midterm elections, with internal polling showing a more competitive landscape than expected, according to Axios.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that "Mexico does not kneel, does not bow, does not surrender and does not sell out," as tensions grow with the United States over oil shipments to Cuba and new tariff threats from Washington.

Javier Palomarez sat down with The Latin Times to discuss a new US Hispanic Business Council survey which shows cost of living dominating concerns among Hispanic business owners. Shrinking margins are driving uncertainty

China has pledged that Beijing will continue providing "support and assistance" to Cuba "to the best of our ability," as the island faces mounting energy shortages and international pressure tied to tightened U.S. measures.