Politics
Spain to offer citizenship to freed Nicaraguan political prisoners
Along with their release from prison, Nicaragua’s legislature voted to revoke the citizenship of the 222 newly freed prisoners
Politics
Tensions rise in Ecuador after 9 days of protests by indigenous groups against the government
Ecuador has been on a national strike for nine days. Two deaths, roadblocks, clashes between protesters and police, repression, vandalism, and looting have been reported
Human Rights
Sen. Rubio rejects sentencing of former Bolivian interim president
She was arrested on charges that he helped start a coup against former President Evo Morales
Culture
Jill Biden awards International Women of Courage Award to biological male
The award was first established in 2007, and is part of the White House celebration of International Women's Day
Politics
Sandinistas assert political dominance in Nicaraguan municipal elections
After outlawing the country’s main opposition parties and arresting dozens of opposition leaders, the party now controls all of the country’s municipalities
Immigration
Mexican immigration chief to be charged in fire that killed 40 migrants
According to federal prosecutors, Garduño did not help prevent the disaster in Ciudad Juarez despite previous indications that there were problems at the detention centers
Politics
Russia missile attack on eastern Ukraine train station kills 30, injures over 100, authorities say
Incident is among latest in which Ukraine civilians have being killed in now roughly seven-week-long Russia invasion
Drug trafficking
50,000 arrested as part of El Salvador's ongoing ‘war against gangs’
Most of those arrested belong to the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), one of the largest criminal organizations on the continent
Politics
White House hangs up on Sen. Scott when he called to discuss Cuban regime's imprisonment of famed dissident
"This isn’t just weakness, it’s shameful cowardice. I won’t tolerate it," Sen. Scott tweeted
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Sen. Marco Rubio
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), was born in Miami, Florida, one of the four children of Cuban immigrants who came to America in 1956. He is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issue.
Senator Rubio is a member of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, where he has advocated modernizing and reforming the federal government’s programs to help small businesses thrive in the 21st-century economy.