Americas Politics

Venezuela’s autocratic president, Nicolás Maduro, has crushed the opposition, jailed judges and politicians, and even arrested U.S. citizens to use as leverage in international negotiations.

An assassination attempt against a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Saturday has horrified much of the nation, and not just because it represents the highest-profile political violence in the country in years.

Presidential candidate Javier Milei wants to replace the peso with the dollar, has said thinks climate change is a lie, has characterized sex education as a ploy to destroy the family and has said it should be easier for Argentines to own handguns.