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U.S., other nations laud Bolivian election and embrace of capitalism
Centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira won Bolivia's first presidential runoff election on Sunday, which prompted the United States and eight other nations to welcome his win on Tuesday. Photo by Luis Gandarillas/EPA Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Bolivian...

How El Salvador is Bringing Premium Cacao to the Japanese Market.
El Salvador’s high-quality cacao and rich cultural heritage were recently showcased at the Tokyo Chocolate Salon 2025. The event highlighted the country’s potential to compete in international chocolate markets. The participation of Salvadoran...

Bukele: Soros and His Allies Hit a Brick Wall in El Salvador
The Based Jessica account on X shared a widely viewed segment from President Nayib Bukele’s February 2024 CPAC speech, where the Salvadoran leader questioned the unelected influence of financier George Soros on global public policy. In his...

Family life ministers discuss immigration policy challenges at national conference in Louisville
Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D. Bishop | Archdiocese of Louisville About 120 Catholics involved in family ministries from across the United States gathered in Louisville from October 13 to 16 for the annual conference of the Catholic Family Life...

US and Latin American nations back Bolivia’s new president-elect
Nine countries from the Americas, including Argentina and the United States, expressed their support on Tuesday for Bolivia’s new president-elect Rodrigo Paz, following his victory in last Sunday’s run-off. The United States and eight Latin...

El Salvador deportee deal tied to MS-13 leaders’ return
In the days before the Trump administration deported hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants to a notorious prison in El Salvador, the president of that country demanded something for himself: the return of nine MS-13 gang leaders in U.S. custody....

DOJ whistleblower says he witnessed government officials undermining the rule of law
Erez Reuveni was on his way up. He was an attorney in the Department of Justice who was so effective defending President Trump’s first-term immigration policy, that he was promoted right away in Trump’s second term. But Reuveni’s 15-year Justice...

El Salvador launches rescue plan for stray animals, time for Belize to take action too?
Views: 0 Views: 0 Posted: Sunday, October 19, 2025. 9:23 pm CST. By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, famous for his iron-fist campaign against gangs, has unveiled a new, surprising mission: a national plan to...

Political jester Robby Roadsteamer, despite ICE arrest, still hopes humor can keep the peace
Robby Roadsteamer showed up to a hero's welcome at the No Kings rally on Boston Common this weekend. A fan in the crowd called out that he was an "American treasure." Roadsteamer quipped he was relieved to be alive and not in a jail in El...

US puts informants at risk in deal with El Salvador’s Bukele: WashPo
To secure a deal with El Salvador, US officials moved to deport protected informants, raising human rights concerns and questions about undermining legal norms. In the days leading up to what the Trump administration called the “largest...

‘Rogue president’: growing number of US judges push back against Trump
US district and appeals courts are increasingly rebuking Donald Trump’s radical moves on tackling crime, illegal immigration and other actions where administration lawyers or Trump have made sweeping claims of emergencies that judges have bluntly...

Legal Controversy Surrounds Trump Administration’s Caribbean Drug Ship Strikes and Survivor Release
A misstep played a key role in the investigation into the legitimacy of the Trump administration’s actions – abuse of power and the deportation of undocumented migrants to a harsh prison in El Salvador. It concerns the improper deportation of...

Donald Trump, ‘No Kings,’ and the ‘3.5 Percent Rule’
The ‘No Kings’ protests this weekend drew a massive, nationwide turnout. As I’m sure many are, I found myself wondering about the impact of these demonstrations and, more broadly, about the future for our country as it continues a speedrun into...

Marco Rubio betrayed drug gang informants to seal El Salvador prison deal, report says
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Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get El Salvador deal
In the days before the Trump administration deported hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants to a notorious prison in El Salvador, the president of that country demanded something for himself: the return of nine MS-13 gang leaders in U.S. custody....

Rubio puts US informants at risk in El Salvador deal
In March 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio promised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele the return of nine MS-13 gang leaders in U.S. custody, some of whom were confidential informants, in exchange for access to El Salvador’s Terrorism...

Politics is a popularity contest. Democrats must do better.
Views expressed in opinion columns are the author’s own. After the recent assassination of political influencer Charlie Kirk, I noticed just how much sway the conservative leader had over young voters. Naturally, I wondered who in the Democratic...

Rubio agreed to compromise US informants to secure Trump’s El Salvador prison deal: Report
ISTANBUL Days before deporting hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants to a notorious El Salvadoran prison, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly assured El Salvador President Nayib Bukele that he would return nine MS-13 gang leaders in US...

In tense decider, Yerawada Prison’s chess team topples El Salvador at Intercontinental Championship
THE SIX member team of inmates from Pune’s Yerawada Central Prison representing India in the fifth FIDE Intercontinental Championship for Prisoners, clinched the Gold medal by beating the El Salvador team in a decisive Armageddon game in a tense...

No King’s Day protest held in Rylander Park
Published 6:22 pm Monday, October 20, 2025 The No King’s Day protest was held in Rylander Park on October 18. Protestors held signs including “No Kings since 1776, No throne no crown no kings, and Trump is voiding the Constitution we vote.”...