The U.S. military reported a series of strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria in retaliation for the December ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter.
Texas Sen. John Cornyn told “America Right Now” that Democrats threatening to withhold DHS funding are “taking the wrong hostage,” arguing the standoff would hurt multiple agencies while targeting immigration enforcement.
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Latin America Latin America’s Rightward Turn Continues in Costa Rica Voters are looking for solutions to crime and disorder. Costa Rican voters went to the polls earlier this month, handing a major victory to right-wing presidential candidate Laura Fernández in the first round. Fernández, the hand-picked successor of current Costa Rican president Rodrigo Chaves, handily won a plurality in the presidential contest, taking 48 percent of the vote. Her closest competitor, Álvaro Ramos, of the left-wing National Liberation Party, collected just 33 percent of votes. The results secured Fernández’s victory in the first round without the need to proceed to a runoff election, the usual process if no candidate surpasses 40 percent of the…Open