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WASHINGTON - U.S Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Guatemala and Mexico this week, bringing a message of hope to a regi

Ex-rebel capitalizes on Colombia unrest by showing restraint JOSHUA GOODMAN , Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2018 file photo, Senator Gustavo Petro pauses during an interview at a local radio station in Bogota, Colombia. The former presidential candidate has adopted a low-key approach during the anti-government protests that started in late April 2021 ahead of his third run for Colombia’s presidency.  AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)Fernando Vergara/AP MIAMI (AP) — As the streets of Colombia smolder amid the biggest antigovernment unrest in decades, a forme...

Then came an announcement that the so-called “Citgo 6” were being released from a Venezuelan prison to house arrest, a clear overture to U.S. officials who have long criticized Caracas’ 2017 detention on corruption charges of the six executives from Houston-based Citgo Petroleum — a subsidiary of the Venezuelan state oil company. The Biden administration was still analyzing the “Citgo 6” move when Mr. Maduro made headlines again by announcing that two stalwart members of Venezuela’s opposition — including a formerly jailed activist — would be allowed to fill seats on the cou...

White House migration strategy faces new backlash from Central American leaders Katherine Doyle © Provided by Washington Examiner President Joe Biden wants to stem soaring migration levels through aid to Central American countries and by targeting corruption, efforts that have shown mixed results in years past while stoking new opposition in a region that feels scapegoated by the new U.S. administration. Buy-in from leaders in the countries people are leaving is "fundamental" to achieving success, said Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue in Washington. ...

  The Biden administration would like you to know that, whatever is happening at the border, it’s not Joe Biden’s fault. It’s Donald Trump’s. White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said Sunday the historic surge of unaccompanied minors in recent months isn’t “because of a speech Joe Biden gave,” but “because of horrible conditions in El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras.” Never mind that conditions in those countries have been horrible for at least the last five administrations. The important thing, President Biden said in an interview that aired Friday, is that his adminis...