María Elvira Salazar
American journalist and politician (born 1961)
Photo: Office of Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Sep 24
GOP midterm candidates distance from Donald Trump as polling and Iran war draw dissent
With 40 days until the midterm elections, Republican nominees in Florida, Michigan, Iowa, and Wisconsin are breaking with Donald Trump over immigration, inflation, and the war in Iran.
- Jun 1
Colombia's far-right outsider De la Espriella stuns with first-round win, triggering fraud claims and a polarized runoff
Abelardo de la Espriella, a far-right political newcomer, won Colombia's presidential first round with 43.7% of the vote, setting up a tense June 21 runoff against leftist Iván Cepeda amid unsubstantiated fraud allegations from President Gustavo Petro.