Latest Stories By Maria Ramirez Uribe

Gov. Ron DeSantis used his annual message to the state Legislature to leave voters in Florida — and maybe caucusgoers in Iowa, too — with an inescapable message: We’re No. 1. DeSantis whisked into Tallahassee from the campaign trail on Jan. 9 to mark the first day of Florida’s 60-day session, six days before the […]

President Joe Biden was elected in 2020 after promising to reverse many of former President Donald Trump’s restrictive immigration policies, including some that limited people’s ability to apply for asylum at the southern U.S. border. But many Republicans, including those seeking to oust Biden in the November election, say his approach isn’t working and that […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom challenged each other’s records on immigration, crime, COVID-19 lockdowns, the economy and social issues in a rowdy Fox News matchup billed as “The Great Red versus Blue State Debate.” DeSantis is among the Republicans running behind former President Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination. Newsom, a Democrat, […]

Building mass detention camps, suspending the refugee program and invoking a centuries-old law to deport people without due process. A key adviser told The New York Times that these are among former President Donald Trump’s immigration plans if he wins the White House in 2024.  Stephen Miller, who led Trump’s first-term immigration agenda, provided The […]

The morning after Election Day, a county election worker in Washington state opened an envelope and found white powder. Election workers would later learn the envelope contained a typed threat: “end elections now.” The threat was unusual for Pierce County election officials, but it was one of multiple jurisdictions that received letters containing powder in […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ first TV ad begins with a single premise: “While Biden fails, DeSantis leads.” In 30 seconds, it highlights the governor’s actions related to Israel, hurricane recovery and the southern U.S. border. A clip shows a reporter speaking to a camera. “The DeSantis administration has launched an evacuation,” she says before the […]

Some Republican lawmakers are flagging Hamas’ attack on Israel as an example of why more security is needed at the southern U.S. border. Hamas militants breached a border fence and attacked Israeli villages bordering the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7. “Potential terrorists are attempting to cross our southern border. In September alone, 18 illegal immigrants […]

Photos and videos on social media show thousands of missiles launched from Gaza to Israel, drones and grenades destroying tanks, Hamas militants armed with assault weapons and machine guns breaching the fenced boundary between Gaza and Israel.  These images have led some congressional Republicans and social media users to question the provenance of Hamas’ arsenal […]

Speaking to supporters in New Hampshire, former President Donald Trump blamed President Joe Biden for Hamas’ attacks in Israel and asserted that New Hampshire — and the nation — were far better off under his administration. “The attack on Israel would never ever have happened. The attack on Ukraine … inflation would never have happened. […]

El ex presidente Donald Trump durante una entrevista en el programa “Meet the Press” de NBC afirmó tener “todos los hechos” al hablar sobre las elecciones de 2020. Pero los comentarios del ex presidente a la moderadora Kristen Welker el 17 de septiembre, incluyendo aquellos sobre el precio del tocino y el acceso al aborto, […]

Former President Donald Trump during an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” claimed to have “all the facts” as he spoke about the 2020 election. But Trump’s comments to moderator Kristen Welker on Sept. 17, including those about the price of bacon and abortion access, were false or misleading. Here are some key claims, fact-checked. […]

It’s commonplace for Republicans to criticize President Joe Biden’s immigration policies, but recently, some Democratic governors and mayors also have joined the fray.  New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently announced budget cuts and a city government hiring freeze to offset spending to help the 110,000 migrants who have arrived in the city since spring […]