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“Hopefully, the Chavez-Maduro nightmare is nearing its end.”

Sunday's episode of Meet The Press featured a wide-ranging panel discussion of the increasing Hispanic population in the United States and the controversial plans to continue construction of a wall along the US-Mexico border.  During one of the segments, veteran NBC television journalist Tom Brokaw made the observation that Hispanic immigrants need to make more […]

"The Maduro regime has lost all legitimacy and support from the Venezuelan people."

Democrat Freshman Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell is teaming up with fellow Democrats Debbie Wasserman Schultz, freshman Congresswoman Donna Shalala and Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, to bring light to the illegitimacy of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduros’ new term and any future plans he has to introduce legislation for the Venezuelan people. Congresswoman […]

The U.S. has not accused Cuba's government of carrying out the attacks, but says it has not met its obligation to protect diplomats on its territory.

One of Maduro's henchmen is believed to have put out an assassination order out on Rubio earlier this year.

Trump’s travel restrictions need to be seen for what they are, and not for what many individuals think they are, a full ban on travel for all foreigners.

Like most Republicans who are running for elected office will say about immigration reform, combat veteran and double-amputee Brian Mast believes that in order for real immigration reforms to take place, the U.S. border needs to be secured. In a sit down interview with Mast this week, the married father of three, surprised me when […]

The ongoing tussle between the governments of Colombian and Venezuela continues, as Colombia is now saying that a Venezuelan aircraft entered into Colombian airspace without permission. Venezuela is denying that this incident happened, and it's Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez said that this was just one of a string of "invented incidents" by the Colombians to […]

Egyptian security forces, which included police and military,  mistook four trucks carrying Mexican tourists for Islamic terrorists, shooting and killing 12 of the tourists and their Egyptian guides, as well as wounding 10 others. Officials said that the case of mistaken identity was made after the group of tourists ventured into a prohibited area of […]

Back in 1961, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) opened a file on then 33-year-old  Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez, who they suspected of working with the communist Cuban regime, have now declassified and released to the Washington Post 137 pages of 24-year-long covert dossier of the high-profiled leftist. Garcia Marquez arrived in New York […]

Actress and immigration reform activist Eva Longoria appears to support a sort of Hispanic affirmative action movement with the Hollywood community. The Mexican-American actress has stated that "We (Hispanics) are about 16 percent of the population, but we're only 7 percent in films and television," adding that Hispanics should not just aspire to be actors, […]

Univision Anchor Jorge Ramos defended is actions at the recent Donald Trump press conference in Iowa, in which he was kicked out for rudely interrupting Trump, as him just expressing his First Amendment rights. Ramos, who says he has never been told to leave a event like this before, told a "Despierta America" Univision anchor […]

Controversy continues to swirl around Venezuela President Nicholas Maduro's true birth place. Many Colombians believe that Maduro was born in Colombia, and not in Venezuela. A Univision news segment conducted in the Colombian city of Cucuta, interviews several resident who remember, and knew a very young Maduro as one of the inhabitants of a corner […]

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump's comments about  resolving the "birthright citizenship" problem, has once again thrust illegal immigration (as if it never left) problem into the political limelight. During an exclusive interview with HISPOLITICA, Trump said that he believes that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution has bee "read wrong," and that the amendment was […]

Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro says that he will not reopen the border between Venezuela and Colombia until the Colombian government stops "attacking" his country's economy, and until the drug smuggling and crime he alleges is crossing over from Colombia is stopped. Maduro closed down the border between the two countries to keep out paramilitary and […]

What would happen if you and your brother found out each of you had an identical twin, and they were also living as brothers? It’s a story that made headlines this summer. Two sets of identical twins – raised as fraternal twins – meeting after they had been separated at birth due to a hospital […]

Donald Trump took some time off the presidential campaign trail to talk to me about what else, Politics. In a phone interview with "The Donald," Trump said that he thinks Jeb Bush feels "entitled" to the Republican presidential nomination, and because he continues to best Bush in all of the national presidential polls, that is […]

Cuban-American U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D) has joined his colleague Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) in opposing President Obama's new nuclear deal with state sponsor of terrorism, Iran. Melendez, who faces corruption charges, may be pushing back against the Obama administration for bring federal charges against him. "If Iran is to acquire a nuclear bomb, it […]

Aye Caramba! Victoria’s Secret has added some Colombian spice to its lineup. The lingerie company has named 22-year-old Daniela Lopez as the new face of its Pink collection, which is typically aimed at young women. “Dreams do come true,” the model wrote on Instagram recently. Lopez, who currently lives in New York, splashed into the […]

 I don't believe that anyone in the Cuban exile community who opposes President Obama's "normalization" of relations with communist Cuba, thought the administration would invite them to the historic U.S. flag-raising ceremony in Havana, Cuba later this week. And, let me just say, I highly doubt any of these Cuban exiles would even want to […]

If you turned off the recent UEFA 'Super Cup' match between FC Barcelona and Sevilla because you thought Barcelona and Argentine striker Leonel Messi were going to rout their opponents, then you missed out on one the best games to be played in a very long time. Barcelona was up  4-2,and seemed to be coasting […]

Eight people — including five children and three adults — were found slain inside a Houston-area home and a man who exchanged gunfire with police has been charged with three counts of capital murder, according to Texas authorities and court records. Court records show that one capital murder count against David Conley covers multiple deaths. […]

  President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) executive order is bearing the fruits of the program's push to aid illegal immigrant children brought to the U.S. at not fault of their own. Nebraska was the last state to allow these "Dreamers" the opportunity to apply for a state driver's license, and since lifting […]

Superstar soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo took some of his skills outside the field to play one of the biggest pranks on unsuspecting people in Madrid. The Real Madrid star shared a full video of the prank on Monday — and it's epic. Ronaldo dressed up as a homeless man and hit the streets of the […]

"If you kick every Latino out of this country, then who is going to be cleaning your toilet, Donald Trump?"-Kelly Osbourne After making this comment on The View, will Osbourne be submitted to the same scrutiny any character assassination that Donald Trump has endured after he made those controversial, but true statements about illegal immigration […]

A Colombian military plane carrying 11 members of the Colombian armed forces crashed, killing all on board. Foul play is not suspected, as the Colombian Air Force said that the plane had reported engine failure and crashed near Las Palomas, which is located about 780 kilometers from the capitol Bogota.

Miami, FL-Hillary Clinton announced that she supported lifting the U.S. embargo against Cuba, and said that she would ask Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and the rest of the Congress, to lift the decades-long embargo. But while Clinton outline the reasons why the "failed" embargo needed to be lifted, Clinton also […]

Who said Donald Trump wasn't a confident man? The man who will tell you at drop of a dime that he is "successful and rich," and that he builds "great things" is running for president in 2016, says that his "numero uno" (Espanol for number one) with the Hispanic community. Trump, who is riding a […]

  A recent Huffington Post article states that the overwhelming majority of Latinos are more concerned with environmental issues, than any other issue, included the current stagnant national economy and education. The writer of the story, who appears to support progressive causes,  unbelievably states that  "people of color" are  "more likely to live near power […]

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has changed her position on Cuba, and will ask Congress to lift the U.S. embargo against the communist island. GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush pointed out that Clinton has opposed the easing of "restrictions against Cuba," but is now changing her tune, as the former First Lady and Secretary of […]

Over the past 11 months, at least 8 people have been jailed in Venezuela, according to Fox News Latino. The arrests come as street confrontations between students demanding free speech and government forces have been raging for years. Fox News lists the arrested opposition: Lessi Marcano (48), Ginette Hernández (23), Leonel Sánchez (47), Víctor Ugas […]

Former Futbol, or Soccer great, Diego Armando Maradona could make a run for the FIFA presidency next year. The devout socialist, who has the faces of both Che Guevara and Fidel Castro tattooed on his body, is said to be mulling over the decision make a run for the top Soccer job in the world. […]

Harlem Suarez, a 23 year old man connected to ISIS was planning to attack Key West and South Beach beach fronts with buried bombs. His target date was July 4th, a popular beach day in South Florida, but the planning did not come together for him. He however remained intent in bringing terror to South Florida. […]

A chip off the old block. Venezuela's President Maduro continues his Hugo Chavez-like antics when he called Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy a "hitman," prompting the Spanish government to once again summons the Venezuelan ambassador. The Spanish foreign ministry has summoned the Venezuelan ambassador to once again protest comments by Venezuela's president against Spanish Prime […]

The communist group in Peru, which killed thousands at the height of its influence in Peru, was just dealt a major blow by Peruvian authorities. A 120 soldier Peruvian Army unit conducted a raid on the "production camp" and rescued 36 captive men, women and children. 26 of the rescued were children being held for indoctrination […]