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Photo: courtesy of PSL A new agreement between the Venezuelan government and U.S.-controlled opposition parties is raising hopes for an improvement in the country’s economic situation – and highlighting the cruel and unjust nature of the U.S.-imposed sanctions regime that Venezuela has been suffering under for years. This deadly policy…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! The Biden administration has extended a pause on federal student loan payments until the end of June as a court battle drags on over Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 of student debt per borrower. In a statement, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said, “We’re…

Photo: istock.com WASHINGTON November 23, 2022.– In advance of Monday’s Senate vote on H.R. 8404, the “Respect for Marriage Act” (RMA), Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee for Religious Liberty, and Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, chairman of the…

Foto Google By Isaac Cohen*            Against most predictions, the legislative elections in the United States resulted in the Republican party gaining control of the House of Representatives, by a slight majority, while the Democrats retained control of the Senate. This means that the next two years of President Joseph…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! President Volodymyr Zelensky said authorities recorded 400 shellings in eastern Ukraine Sunday, with the Donetsk region bearing the heaviest attacks. On Saturday, a series of powerful explosions near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant prompted the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, to…

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan. Photo: RNS WASHINGTON, November 17, 2022.- On November 16, 2022, the United States Senate voted 62–37 to advance the Respect for Marriage Act.  In response, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty, issued the…

The Justice Department headquarters. Foto Google. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Two Guatemalan nationals were arraigned in federal court on an indictment charging them with conspiracy to transport illegal aliens. Andres Toj, 32, and Hugo Leonel Panjoj-Leon, 28, will remain in custody pending trial, which has not been scheduled. “Transnational criminal organizations thrive…

Photo credit — Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons Donald Trump announced tonight that he is launching his third campaign for the presidency. In a rambling speech filled with outrageous falsehoods and demagogic promises, Trump presented himself as someone who had brought about incredible prosperity during his time in office, but is hounded…

Photo Google By Isaac Cohen* The results of the legislative and state elections recently held in the United States have tested, once more, the belief that the economy determines politics. In fact, other accepted truths were also challenged by the results. For instance, that the party in control of the…

Photo: courtesy of Democracy Now! Former Vice President Mike Pence told ABC News in an interview broadcast on Monday that Trump’s actions on January 6 “endangered” his family, as well as everyone at the Capitol that day. And Pence said he was “angered” over Trump’s tweet on January 6 that Pence “didn’t…