Tim Padgett

COMMENTARY President Trump all but confirmed this week he'll keep Venezuela's unpopular acting leader Delcy Rodríguez in place for good. But could he remove her now even if he wanted to?

The Trump administration entrusts Cuba's private sector with imports to keep Cubans from starving — but bows to political pressure to discredit Cuban capitalism because conservative exiles call it a front for the communist regime. So at the same time it accounts for 80% of the island's retail activity, the private sector is labelled a "myth."

U.S. authorities announced Wednesday they had intercepted more than 600,000 gallons of biodiesel fuel headed for a state importer in Cuba in violation of a de facto Trump administration blockade on the island.

COMMENTARY The upcoming Día de la Raza observance begs the question: do Latinos aspire to be part of the vital diversity that defines America, or of the vulgar exclusivity that's undermining it?

Sunday's ambush and apparent abduction of members of a new international police support force underscore the relentless gang violence that has forced yet another postponement of Haiti's desperately needed elections — and the potentially deadly risks Haitian deportees face.

COMMENTARY The Cuban community is squandering the purposeful good will it should enjoy in Miami by indulging yet again in political ill will — as elections devolve into stunts and attacks related to Cuba.

After almost a year in exile — and having repeated attempts to return reportedly blocked by President Trump — popular democratic opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado is now back in Venezuela, raising hopes for new elections there.

After almost a year in exile — and having repeated attempts to return reportedly blocked by President Trump — popular democratic opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado is now back in Venezuela, raising hopes for new elections there.

Right wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro was the favorite in Sunday's Brazilian presidential runoff election — but leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won decisively, stunning South Florida's large and largely "Bolsonarista" Brazilian diaspora.

In next week’s midterm elections, President Trump and the Republicans stand to lose the sizable gains they made with Latino voters in 2024 — and a new FIU poll indicates just how badly, both nationwide and in Florida.