La Opinión: Historic Day in the US – Gay Marriage is legalized Without a doubt, the judicial decision will mobilize progressives to the polls in 2016, according to Puerto Rican Democratic strategist Federico de Jesús. “In less than ten years, public opinion now supports the civil rights of the LGBT community, and that puts conservatives on […]
Hablamos con la indocumentada transgénero mexicana que interrumpió al presidente Obama An LGBTQ protester interrupted President Obama during a pride event at the White House. Telemundo reports on the controversy. Una manifestante transgénero interrumpió un discurso del Presidente Obama durante una actividad pro derechos LGBTQ en la Casa Blanca. Telemundo nos informa sobre la controversia.
NOTICIAS DC – EDICIÓN 11 PM, JUEVES 28 DE MAYO – Noticias Washington DC Supreme Court case could decide fate of political power for millions of Latinos, Univisión (min. 19:20)
Congresistas piden cierre de centros de detención Univisión: Members of Congress urge closing of detention centers Several cases of detainees in ICE family centers have been deprived of freedom for more than a year.
Red+Noticias: Cuba & US restart talks
The presidential candidate spoke about the death of the US ambassador in Libya and the war (in Iraq). La precandidata a la presidencia habló de la muerte del embajador norteamericano en Libia y de la guerra.
Azerbaiyán financió en secreto un viaje a 10 congresistas de EU Univisión: Azerbaijan financed secret trip for 10 US Members of Congress State petroleum company of Azerbaijan allegedly secretly spent 750 thousand dollars in trips for 10 Members of Congress. La petrolera estatal de Azerbaiyán habría gastado en secreto 750 mil dólares en viajes para 10 […]
O’Malley to launch White House bid, Univisión Washington
Univisión reported on Jeb Bush’s controversial remarks over Iraq and immigration.
Foundation for Puerto Rico blog: Puerto Rico in DC “Since the Summer of 2013, the vast majority of the news stories about Puerto Rico that appear in US news outlets have focused on the negative aspects of the financial crisis and other challenges facing the country,” said Federico. “However, there is a growing social enterprise movement […]
(From left: Federico de Jesús, Laura Cantero, Miguel Columna, Denisse Rodríguez, & Steve Vetter) El Nuevo Día: Civil Society Driven Economic Development, Puerto Rican groups bet on social enterprise English summary: The forum hosted by FDJ Solutions and American University’s Social Enterprise program was covered in this in-depth story. Panelists included Laura Cantero, from Grupo Guayacán; Miguel Columna, from […]
ENDI: Possible solutions to deal with Puerto Rico’s financial crisis to be discussed There will be a debate tomorrow in American University in Washington, D.C. Sunday, May 3, 2015 – 2:22 PM By ELNUEVODIA.COM WASHINGTON – Searching for solutions to Puerto Rico’s fiscal crisis, civil society representatives will discuss possible entrepreneurial alternatives focused on innovation, tomorrow […]
Legisladores en EE. UU. solicitan revisar reglamento de la DEA tras la renuncia de su directora NTN24: US legislators request revision of DEA rules after resignation of administrator After the resignation of DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart, US legislators have requested a revision of internal rules regarding sanctions to employees at the agency that commit misconduct that could […]
Foro Interamericano Voice of America: “Foro Interamericano” [tw_divider]
Reacciones republicanas por aspiraciones de Hillary Univisión: Republicans react to Hillary’s aspirations Before announcing her candidacy, she was criticized by Jeb Bush in a video sent through social media. Antes de anunciar su candidatura fue criticada por Jeb Bush en un video difundido en sus redes sociales. [tw_divider]
NTN24: High level US officials try to tone down discussion over Venezuela executive order (Spanish Video)
Rand Paul lanza su candidatura a la Casa Blanca Univisión: Rand Paul announces White House bid (Spanish video) Republican Senator Rand Paul officially announced his candidacy for his party’s nomination in the 2016 presidential elections. El senador republicano Rand Paul se lanzó oficialmente como pre candidato de su partido para contender en las elecciones presidenciales de […]
NTN24: Ted Cruz announces his (presidential) candidacy in the U.S. (Spanish Video)
Telemundo: Texas Republican Senator announces 2016 presidential candidacy He is the first Cuban American to run for the White House. Winning the Latino vote will be a challenge due to his immigration policies. Es el primer cubanoamericano que inicia la carrera hacia La Casa Blanca. Ganarse el voto latino sería un reto por sus posiciones […]
Univisión: Aaron Shock paid the price of his vanity with his political career (Spanish video) He resigned his position as US Congressman after news broke of his use of public funds for personal gain. Renunció a su puesto de congresista federal tras conocerse que usó fondos públicos para beneficio personal.