The largest security deployment in Colombian electoral history begins on Friday. The ELN is standing down. The Estado Mayor Central’s splinter factions are not as former President Uribe is alleging they are actively pressuring voters in Cauca to support Iván Cepeda
Colombians vote in Coral Gables as nation’s House opens probe into Petro five days before vote. Washington’s five-month Latin America strategy produces clear results in Venezuela & counter-narcotics — but unresolved questions on Cuba & Mexico. USMCA’s July 1 review deadline is five weeks away
De la Espriella is now in a statistical tie with Cepeda. Colombia’s House of Representatives opened a criminal investigation into Petro today for alleged electoral interference. And in Miami, Colombians who haven't been home in years are waiting to vote
The review of North America’s defining trade agreement launched only in March — bilaterally, not trilaterally, with no text on the table and less than four months before the statutory decision date
Operation Absolute Resolve. Cuba blockade. Nicaragua sanctions. A counterterrorism doctrine that covers the entire hemisphere. The administration has moved faster and further in Latin America than any since the Cold War — but there are risks
Colombia votes in six days with the race flipped and De la Espriella in a near-tie with Cepeda. María Corina Machado announces run for Venezuela’s presidency as Rubio issues sanctions on members of the Ortega-Murillo regime in Managua
U.S. sanctions Nicaraguan Interior Ministry official — timed deliberately to the anniversary of Nicaragua’s 2018 massacre — a signal that the Trump administration’s Western Hemisphere pressure campaign has a third target
The last poll before May 31 shows De la Espriella in a near-tie with Cepeda — and leading him in a hypothetical runoff. Campaigns closed Sunday. The country votes in silence
U.S. Marines land in a Caracas with Venezuelan government approval while Alex Saab prepares to cooperate with prosecutors. In Cuba, CIA brings operative to Havana meeting as the USS Nimitz roles into the Caribbean
Argentina goes to the World Cup with Messi at 38, Brazil with Neymar back and a Vinicius vs. Endrick decision that will define their campaign, Colombia’s roster drops 11 days before election. Plus, Mexico-U.S. security talks amid motorcycle mishap
