Latin America

The Border Situation At Eagle Pass, Texas, Grows Tense

8:24am February 07, 2019

by Joey Palacios

More than 1,500 Central American migrants are across the U.S. border from Eagle Pass. The U.S. military has sent in troops to help fortify the border as the group seeks asylum in the small Texas city.

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Venezuelans wait in line for food in northern Brazil. The migrants often say the main reasons they've fled are to get food and health care.

Health & Safety

Collapse Of Health System Sends Venezuelans Fleeing To Brazil For Basic Meds

11:16pm February 05, 2019

by Jason Beaubien

The once impressive medical system has crumbled dramatically in Venezuela's ongoing crisis. Measles is resurgent; HIV patients aren't getting drugs. Even catheters are in short supply.

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World News

Venezuela's Embattled President Nicolas Maduro Clings To Power

8:41am February 05, 2019

by Philip Reeves

President Nicolas Maduro still has some loyal supporters. But many foreign nations recognize Venezuela's opposition leader as the country's legitimate interim head of state.

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Venezuelan Political Crisis Is Destabilizing Surrounding Region, Sen. Rubio Says

8:41am February 05, 2019

Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida about the uprising in Venezuela, and why it is essential for the U.S. to support opposition leader Juan Guaidó.

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Nayib Bukele, celebrating with his wife, Gabriela Rodríguez de Bukele, was declared the winner of El Salvador's presidential election Sunday night.

El Salvador Elects New President, Breaking Decades-Long Control By 2 Parties

5:10pm February 04, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Nayib Bukele, the 37-year-old former mayor of San Salvador, promises to fight the country's rampant corruption and crime.

World News

How Venezuela Arrived At Its Political Crisis

4:06pm February 04, 2019

Steve Inskeep talks to historian Miguel Tinker Salas, a Latin American studies professor at Pomona College in California, about the broader context of the political crisis developing in Venezuela.

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Members of the U.S. military install multiple tiers of concertina wire along the banks of the Rio Grande near the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge at the U.S.-Mexico border in Laredo, Texas, in November.

Pentagon Deploying 3,750 Troops To Southern Border

1:58pm February 04, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

U.S. service members will install wire barriers and help monitor the border. However, some in Congress have questioned whether it's a good use of active-duty troops.

World News

Trump Tells CBS That Sending Troops To Venezuela Is A Possibility

8:00am February 04, 2019

Rachel Martin talks to Roberta Jacobson, ex-U.S. ambassador to Mexico under President Trump, who talks about the pros and cons of the administration getting involved in Venezuela's political turmoil.

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National

Against U.S. Intervention In Venezuela

6:11pm February 03, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with retired NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis about his recent op-ed in Time, arguing against deploying U.S. soldiers to Venezuela.

World News

Thousands Of Venezuelans Take To The Streets To Protest Ongoing Political Crisis

7:42am February 03, 2019

by Philip Reeves

Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have taken to the streets to oust President Nicolas Maduro. A day after the latest protests, Maduro remains defiant.

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