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
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary’s two-day visit to Mexico City was the most significant bilateral security meeting in months — set against CIA agent deaths, drug indictments, and a viral moment nobody planned: Mexico’s Interior Minister’s arrival on motorbike
Carlo Ancelotti announced a 26-man squad that includes Brazil’s all-time leading scorer for the first time since 2023 — and a 19-year-old at Lyon who has been outscoring Vinicius Jr. all season. The Vinicius question is the one nobody in Brazil wants to answer out loud
Luis Díaz leads Los Cafeteros into the most politically charged World Cup campaign any Colombian team has ever faced. The final squad drops May 29 — two days before an election that will define the country Colombia’s players will represent all summer
Workers were shot at roll call. Police were ambushed on a highway. Both attacks happened the same night in northern Honduras — and both, authorities say, have the same root cause
