/tags/americas-politics Americas Politics en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 21 Jul 2025 20:00:00 GMT /americas/2025-07-21/venezuelas-authoritarian-government-has-a-new-target-economists Venezuela’s autocratic president, Nicolás Maduro, has crushed the opposition, jailed judges and politicians, and even arrested U.S. citizens to use as leverage in international negotiations. Mon, 21 Jul 2025 20:00:00 GMT /americas/2025-07-21/venezuelas-authoritarian-government-has-a-new-target-economists Genevieve Glatsky | The New York Times /americas/2025-06-09/videos-of-assassination-attempt-in-colombia-stoke-national-tension An assassination attempt against a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Saturday has horrified much of the nation, and not just because it represents the highest-profile political violence in the country in years. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:04:55 GMT /americas/2025-06-09/videos-of-assassination-attempt-in-colombia-stoke-national-tension Julie Turkewitz | The New York Times, Simón Posada | The New York Times, Genevieve Glatsky | The New York Times, Devon Lum | The New York Times /americas/2023-08-15/argentine-peso-plunges-after-rightist-who-admires-trump-comes-first-in-primary-vote Presidential candidate Javier Milei wants to replace the peso with the dollar, has said thinks climate change is a lie, has characterized sex education as a ploy to destroy the family and has said it should be easier for Argentines to own handguns. Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:27:11 GMT /americas/2023-08-15/argentine-peso-plunges-after-rightist-who-admires-trump-comes-first-in-primary-vote Associated Press