Disinformation Peddlers Use Venezuela Chaos to Stoke Fears of Anti-Trump Vote-Rigging
Jimmy Villalta/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The aftermath of Sunday’s elections in Venezuela has been sustained chaos, with both incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and his opponent Edmundo González Urrutia declaring victory. Masses of protesters have poured into the streets, calling on Maduro…
An Old Ally of Marco Rubio Was Just Arrested on Charges of Lobbying for Venezuela
Tom Williams/ZUMA Press Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Once again, there are a series of tricky questions headed for Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) about his relationship with former Republican congressman David Rivera. On Monday, Rivera, a “longtime pal” of Rubio, was arrested on charges…
Biden Will Grant Thousands of Venezuelans Temporary Protected Status to Stay in the United States
Dozen of Venezuelans in DC protest against Maduro.Lenin Nolly/Sipa USA/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.In a significant policy change, the Biden administration will allow Venezuelans in the United States to apply for temporary protected status…
US Says Venezuelan Forces “Aggressively Shadowed” a Navy Aircraft Over the Caribbean Sea
Russian-made Venezuelan Su-30MKV multirole strike fighters fly over a military parade to celebrate Venezuela’s 206th anniversary of its Independence in Caracas on July 5, 2017. Federico Parra/AFP/Getty A Venezuelan fighter jet “aggressively shadowed” a US Navy plane “at an unsafe distance” on Friday according to a new Pentagon statement, sparking concerns of a military confrontation…