MIAMI — When President Trump froze foreign assistance, he argued the drastic step was needed to eliminate waste and block ...

The unprecedented pause and potential elimination of many U.S. foreign assistance programs, announced in President Trump’s ...

As the Venezuelan election in July 2024 approached, momentum was on the side of the opposition’s bid to oust President ...

U.S. presses for release of 15 American detainees, offering to continue sanction- exemptions for U.S. oil companies.

The director of WOLA’s Venezuela Program, Laura Dib, joins the podcast to discuss the political, human rights, and ...

CHICAGO — The federal corruption trial of former Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan resumes Wednesday, with closing arguments in the landmark case set to begin. Madigan is accused of coordinating ...

One year ago, anti-corruption crusader Bernardo Arévalo was sworn in as president of Guatemala. Elected on a promise to revive Guatemala’s perpetual battle with graft, Arévalo has spent his first year ...

A lifeline for Venezuela's economyVenezuela sits atop the world’s largest proven oil reserves and once used them to power Latin America’s strongest economy. But corruption, mismanagement and eventual ...

Venezuela, a country in South America, has the largest oil reserves in the world. But over the last few years, the country ...