Last October, the Treasury Department announced sanctions on Petro, members of his family, including his wife Verónica, and allies like Interior Minister Armando Benedetti, citing alleged links to drug trafficking networks.
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Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested lifting sanctions on Iranian oil already at sea in a bid to lower oil prices – which might mean padding the war chest of a US enemy.
In a group of 61 countries with at least 5,000 visa approvals from January to August 2024, just seven received more visas in 2025 than the year before.
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Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
The project will come back to City Council at a later date for final approvals before construction begins.
Veteran endorsements appear to have a small-to-negligible effect on voters, but may also negatively affect their attitudes about the military as an institution.
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Kori Schake,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2026
That’s a shot at Matt Mahan, who is well-funded by donors from Silicon Valley and has no union endorsements.
That is the number of votes required to invoke cloture, end debate, break a filibuster, and allow the bill in question to proceed to a final vote on the floor.
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W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
Our lawmakers who passed this act have their rewards, and doubtless many of them got rewarded with votes in the last election because of it.
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