A new survey finds that affordability is the top issue for Latino voters heading into the midterms leading many to shift toward democratic candidates. The Hart Research/Televisa-Univision Battleground Poll of registered Latino voters across 17 competitive House districts reveals Democrats hold a solid lead over Republicans on the generic congressional ballot: 58% to 35%. The CEO of Televisa-Univision, Daniel Alegre joins Morning Joe to discuss the Latino vote and why he says it’s still very much ‘up for grabs.’
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado 's repeated efforts to return to her home country after last week's devastating earthquakes there have outraged top Trump administration. Why it matters: Machado's high-profile attempts to return have saddled the State Department with "extra needless drama," an official said, and threaten to inflame political tensions in Venezuela amid U.S.-assisted relief efforts. - "It's political opportunism and it's grotesque," a senior administration official said, echoing four others. Zoom in: Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who ceremoniously gave her award to President Trump after U.S. forces ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, once was a darling of Washington's foreign policy…
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado 's repeated efforts to return to her home country after last week's devastating earthquakes there have outraged top Trump administration. Why it matters: Machado's high-profile attempts to return have saddled the State Department with "extra needless drama," an official said, and threaten to inflame political tensions in Venezuela amid U.S.-assisted relief efforts. - "It's political opportunism and it's grotesque," a senior administration official said, echoing four others. Zoom in: Machado, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who ceremoniously gave her award to President Trump after U.S. forces ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, once was a darling of Washington's foreign policy…Open