The case against the former president for seven federal crimes has heightened tensions in the country, which is divided between those who think it is a ‘witch hunt’ to prevent him from running again and those who hope it will show that no one is above the law
Authorities say they are prepared to handle crowds of up to 50,000 in a city expecting demonstrations by supporters of the former president, who will be read the 37 criminal counts against him on Tuesday morning
In the investigation into confidential papers kept at Mar-a-Lago, the former president’s ‘body man’ is charged with six counts, including conspiracy to obstruct justice and withholding a record
The indictment paints a picture of the former president’s life at the Florida mansion, where he stored hundreds of top secret documents after leaving office. The case is set to test U.S. democracy and the judicial system
The special prosecutor also charged one of the former president’s collaborators in the case stemming from the Mar-a-Lago classified documents probe. The former president will appear in court next Tuesday in Miami
Issues such as racism, women’s rights or climate change demand anything but neutrality, say those who call on journalists to embrace a position that is explicitly ‘pro-democracy.’ Others, however, fear that a step away from this ideal will further erode trust in the news
The Florida governor’s biggest rival in the Republican primaries is former U.S. president Donald Trump, who has a double-digit lead according to the polls
The drug, which is responsible for a record number of overdose deaths, began to make inroads in the 2010s, then skyrocketed with the Covid-19 pandemic. Dealers don’t know how to use it so they don’t kill their customers, says Sam Quinones, the great chronicler of the opioid crisis
In the most recent turn of events in the migratory crisis, the lifting of the controversial norm — decreed during the Trump administration — has filled the cities of Ciudad Juárez and El Paso with thousands of people. They have terrible tales to tell. Here are a few of them
The latest crisis on the Mexican border has shone light on a problem that dates back decades. Judges are overwhelmed and Congress, more polarized than ever, is incapable of providing solutions
The end of Donald Trump’s Covid measure, which allowed the immediate expulsion of people, has not solved the problems in the area or between the governments of Joe Biden and Andrés Manuel López Obrador
The Republicans in Congress have proposed a law that will make it tougher for people to enter the United States. Alejandro Mayorkas – the secretary of Homeland Security – warns of ‘difficult days ahead’
People in charge of centers hosting immigrants are anticipating an increase in deportations when the Donald Trump-era public health law ceases to be in force as of midnight on May 11
The streets around a church in El Paso have been cleared of the thousands of migrants who had set up camp there, while immigration officials have issued hundreds of “Alien IDs” with instructions to show up in court at a later date
El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, which have seen a surge in border crossers in recent days, are bracing for a migration crisis with unpredictable consequences
Controversy over gifts received by Justice Clarence Thomas from a Republican donor puts the spotlight on who controls the untouchable members of the nation’s highest court and opens a debate on its reform
In 2022 libraries recorded requests to withdraw 2,571 titles, twice as many as in the previous year. Florida has laws that specify jail terms of up to five years for teachers and librarians who bypass bans
Fox News and CNN both sacked star presenters on Monday, on what one observer called ‘the craziest day in cable news history.’ The dramatic double dismissal has sparked a debate on partisanship in the media
The band was founded in 1984 by husband and wife Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley. ‘Over the years you learn that fighting is fun, but it only makes things worse,’ Kaplan tells EL PAÍS
After celebrating last year’s overthrow of ‘Roe v. Wade,’ Republicans are now avoiding the topic so as not to hurt their chances ahead of the 2024 election
The Democrat was key to the president’s victory in 2020 and he is counting on her again as his running mate. But given her low approval ratings, it’s unclear whether she’ll give him an advantage