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Biden Declares Another “National Emergency” Because of the Threat Posed by Tiny Nicaragua
In the dying days of his administration, President Biden must have needed a reminder by his officials on November 22. He had ...
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Nicaragua’s Ortega and Murillo consolidate their power over the army and the police
The reform of the Military Code and the National Police Law subordinate the armed forces to the presidential couple’s wishes, ...
Nicaraguan lawmakers pass bill forcing local banks to ignore foreign sanctions
Nicaragua's parliament on Monday approved a law that seeks to nullify foreign sanctions issued against President Daniel ...
Presidents have used immigration ‘parole’ since the 1950s. Now it could disappear under Trump
Since 1952 it has been ordered 126 times by every president, except for Trump, according to the pro-immigration Cato ...
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Nicaragua Defies Global Sanctions with Controversial Law
Nicaragua's parliament passed a law to nullify foreign sanctions against high-ranking officials within the country, including ...
La Croix2d
Daniel Ortega amends Nicaragua Constitution, expands his power
Nicaragua's parliament approved a constitutional reform that strengthened the control of President Daniel Ortega and his wife ...
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UN warns of Nicaragua constitutional amendment granting president ‘virtually unlimited’ power
The UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua voiced grave concerns on Monday over newly enacted constitutional amendments, warning that the changes are an attempt to grant President Daniel ...
Nicaragua's Ortega proposes reform to make him and his wife 'copresidents'
The proposals come amid an ongoing crackdown by the Ortega government since mass social protests in 2018 that the government ...
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Nicaragua’s ‘co-presidents’ set to further consolidate power
Nicaragua’s legislature appears set to approve a constitutional amendment that would elevate the wife of the country’s leader to a new role as “co-president.” Opposition leader Félix Maradiaga, now in ...
Nicaragua's Ortega Seeks to Expand Presidential Powers
(Reuters) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega proposed a constitutional reform to expand presidential powers over other ...
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Nicaragua’s constitutional reform to transform the State passes initial debate
Nicaragua's National Assembly unanimously approved a constitutional reform that gives President Daniel Ortega sweeping powers ...