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The Trump whisperer: Marco Rubio has the president’s ear on Latin America
*This should surprise no one, there is no structure at the State Department to deal with Latin America, and Marco Rubio has emerged as Trump’s hemispheric expert – think Cuba […]
Election Experts See Flaws in Trump Voter Commission’s Plan to Smoke Out Fraud
*While you’re busy watching Trump’s Tweets, he’s re-framing the voter fraud debate and Latino voters could be his scapegoats. VL By Jessica Huseman, Pro Publica (5 minute read) Vice President […]
While everyone’s watching Trump’s Tweets he’s gathering information on every voter in the country
By Victor Landea, NewsTaco (2.5 minute read) Let me see if I can pry your attention away from Trump’s off-the-rails Tweets, because this is important. A Washington Post headline warns: Trump’s […]
Texas leads 10 states in urging Trump to end DACA
By Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and officials from nine other states on Thursday urged the Trump administration to end an Obama-era program that’s allowed hundreds of […]
Latinos could start to change Trump’s rural America
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2 minute read) The disgruntled rural and small town voter has gotten a lot of attention since Trump was elected president. They’ve become the cautionary tale, […]
I’m the first House Democrat elected since Trump. Here’s what my party should do.
*The first Democrat elected to congress after Trump is Latino, He says the first order of business should be getting past the midterms. Then, communicate. VL By Jimmy Gomez, Washington […]
Trump nods to Cuban exiles, rolls back ties: Experts react
*The only people who seem to benefit from the Trumpian Cuba roll-back are the entrenched anti-Castro Cuban exiles in Miami. And aside from some travel restrictions, not much has changed […]
Trump Administration Quietly Rolls Back Civil Rights Efforts Across Federal Government
*While we’ve all been gawking at the Russia fiasco, Trump has been dismantling civil rights. We need to pay attention to this, because mainstream media is obsessed with the Russia […]
Trump Ditches His Promise to ‘Terminate’ DACA
*It was the right thing to do. VL By Priscilla Alvarez, The Atlantic (3 minute read) Donald Trump will keep the Obama-era program in place that shielded millions of […]
DIECIOCHO Podcast: Texas Rep. Rafael Anchia – Trump, Gerrymandering and Money
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (1 minute read, 34 minute listen) It’s safe to say that the just-ended Texas legislative session was the most acrimonious in memory. We can talk for […]