The Washington Inquisitor
Latin America
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U.S. designates Guatemala’s Los Lorenzanas a terrorist organization and sanctions two allied trafficking groups
The State Department listed Los Lorenzanas as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, and Treasury designated Los Mendoza and Los Huistas as global terrorists for supporting the Sinaloa Cartel and CJNG. Guatemala’s president called…
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Rubio says Venezuela must replace its electoral council and supreme court before elections
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the interim government in Caracas has met every U.S. timeline so far and that sanctions waivers give Washington leverage, a day after María Corina Machado returned…
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U.S. asks U.N. members to vote against Cuba’s annual resolution on the embargo
The General Assembly is expected to vote Tuesday or Wednesday on Cuba’s nonbinding resolution against the U.S. embargo. Ambassador Mike Waltz is urging countries to oppose it; last year’s margin was the…
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Continental Strategy’s lobbying revenue tops $35 million in nine months, passing its 2025 total
The firm founded by former OAS Ambassador Carlos Trujillo reported about $35.7 million in lobbying revenue through September, more than its $27.6 million for all of 2025, with new clients including Telekom…
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Rubio invites Cubans to work with the CIA as Trump says the U.S. will ‘take care of Cuba’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Cubans seeking “positive change” to form a partnership with the CIA, which reposted his message with contact instructions. President Trump told a Florida rally the U.S.…