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February 7, 2019
Mariano Rajoy, recently dismissed as president of the Spanish government, announced on Tuesday that he will also resign as leader of the Popular Party a few days after his government collapsed following a parliamentary censure motion amid a corruption scandal. Rajoy, visibly moved, told the PP militancy in Madrid that after 15 years at the helm of the game, it was time to hand over the leadership to another leader […]
February 7, 2019
President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday declared ungrateful people to the charge d’affaires of the United States embassy, Todd Robinson, and the Minister Counselor of the diplomatic representation and gave them 48 hours to leave the country, a decision that marks a deterioration in the relations between Caracas and Washington, which the previous day took a step more in the hardening of the sanctions against the Venezuelan government in rejection by […]
February 7, 2019
President Donald Trump signed an order Monday limiting the Venezuelan government’s ability to sell public property after the South American country held elections that Washington considered “a farce.” The White House reported that Trump’s order will limit the Venezuelan government’s ability to liquidate public assets “at minimum prices at the expense of the Venezuelan people.” Hours before, the Trump government made it clear that it considers the election in Venezuela […]
February 7, 2019
US President Donald Trump was jubilant in reaching a preliminary agreement with Mexico to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, but he generated at least as many questions as answers. Will it be possible to convince or coerce Canada – the third NAFTA partner and the second US trade partner – to accept a new pact? Is it legal or politically feasible to reach a trade agreement that replaces NAFTA […]
February 7, 2019
The Department of Education is considering allowing states to use federal funds to buy weapons that would be used as a safety measure in schools, which has provoked a storm of criticism. The plan will surely cause great controversy, especially at a time when, following a series of school massacres in the United States, a student movement has arisen in favor of greater restrictions on the purchase, possession and use […]
February 7, 2019
President Donald Trump on Friday raised the tone of his dispute with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, whom he asked to investigate a long list of complaints against Democrats and prosecutors investigating his government. Trump tweeted that Sessions should “investigate all the corruption of the ‘other side’. ” He added: “Come on, Jeff, you can, the country waits!” The two men exchanged blows for several days. In an interview with the program […]
February 7, 2019
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday he expects further interest rate increases by the US central bank if the country’s economic growth remains strong. During the annual conference of the heads of the world’s central banks in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell said the Fed recognizes that the path of inflation, being so uncertain, requires a balance between support for growth and constraints. Powell added that the phased approach is […]