How Panama’s New President Could Disrupt Mass Migration to US

In a surprise victory with potential implications for the Biden administration, José Mulino was elected president of Panama May 5 on a platform that included closing the Darién Gap to migrants on their way to the U.S. southern border. During a May 6 interview with a Colombian radio program, the populist president-elect reiterated his vow

Panama’s New Conservative President Vows to Shut Down Darién Gap Migration Route

In a surprise victory with potential implications for the Biden administration, José Mulino was elected president of Panama May 5 on a platform that included closing the Darién Gap to migrants on their way to the U.S. southern border. During a May 6 interview with a Colombian radio program, the populist president-elect reiterated his vow

Panama’s New President Vows to Shut Down Darién Gap Migration Route

In a surprise victory with potential implications for the Biden administration, José Mulino was elected president of Panama May 5 on a platform that included closing the Darién Gap to migrants on their way to the U.S. southern border. During a May 6 interview with a Colombian radio program, the populist president-elect reiterated his vow

Columbia, USC Begin Protest-Altered Graduations on May 10 Amid Campus Turmoil

Commencements have largely proceeded without disruption—although survey shows student support for turning annual ceremonies into spectacles of dissent. Despite demonstrations and likely attempts to disrupt, universities and colleges across the United States will stage another round of commencement exercises this weekend, including on campuses roiling in nearby protests. Pro-Palestinian groups demanding an end to the

Consultants close to Rep. Henry Cuellar plead guilty to conspiracy

An aide to Rep. Henry Cuellar and a political and business consultant have agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to help the Democratic congressman from Texas launder more than $200,000 in bribes and to assist prosecutors in a federal criminal investigation, according to court documents unsealed this week.  Federal court records show Mina Colin Strother,