/tags/biden-administration Biden Administration en-US WLRN Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:01:00 GMT /americas/2024-08-30/biden-restarts-immigration-program-for-4-countries-with-more-vetting-for-sponsors The Biden administration is restarting an immigration program that allows migrants from 4 countries to come to the United States. The administration said Thursday that it's now including “additional vetting” of their U.S.-based financial sponsors following fraud concerns. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:01:00 GMT /americas/2024-08-30/biden-restarts-immigration-program-for-4-countries-with-more-vetting-for-sponsors Rebecca Santana | Associated Press /americas/2024-08-02/politifact-fl-joe-biden-lifted-sanctions-on-venezuela-is-he-to-blame-for-the-countrys-disputed-elections Venezuelan electoral authorities declared President Nicolás Maduro winner of the 2024 presidential election held July 28. The opposition candidate, the U.S. and international leaders are questioning the results. Some Republican senators are blaming the election outcome on the Biden administration’s lifting of sanctions. Fri, 02 Aug 2024 20:21:07 GMT /americas/2024-08-02/politifact-fl-joe-biden-lifted-sanctions-on-venezuela-is-he-to-blame-for-the-countrys-disputed-elections Marta Campabadal Graus & Maria Ramirez Uribe | Politifact /immigration/2024-06-18/florida-immigrants-keep-wary-eye-on-being-used-as-campaign-fodder President Biden’s decision to close the border to asylum-seekers throws a spotlight on one of the most divisive issues ahead of the November ballot: immigration Tue, 18 Jun 2024 18:00:00 GMT /immigration/2024-06-18/florida-immigrants-keep-wary-eye-on-being-used-as-campaign-fodder Mariana Rios Candamil | MediaLab@FAU /americas/2023-11-02/the-biden-administration-pushes-for-more-us-latin-america-trade-seeking-to-lessen-chinese-influence President Joe Biden is trying to increase trade with Latin America. The Democrat is meeting with the heads of the Dominican Republic and Chile as part of a broader effort to disrupt China’s dominance in global manufacturing. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 18:31:53 GMT /americas/2023-11-02/the-biden-administration-pushes-for-more-us-latin-america-trade-seeking-to-lessen-chinese-influence The Associated Press /government-politics/2023-10-20/in-miami-buttigieg-says-rickenbacker-might-be-eligible-for-new-federal-dollars When asked about the Rickenbacker, which served as a vivid backdrop on a spectacular sunny day, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg acknowledged that transportation facilities vulnerable to hurricanes could rank higher in what he said were very competitive requests for funding. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 22:31:44 GMT /government-politics/2023-10-20/in-miami-buttigieg-says-rickenbacker-might-be-eligible-for-new-federal-dollars Tony Winton | Key Biscayne Independent /americas/2023-10-09/venezuelans-u-s-deportation-flights-wont-keep-us-from-coming While Venezuela remains South America's worst economic and political catastrophe, its people insist there's little the U.S. can do to deter them from making the journey here. Mon, 09 Oct 2023 20:02:04 GMT /americas/2023-10-09/venezuelans-u-s-deportation-flights-wont-keep-us-from-coming Tim Padgett /government-politics/2023-09-25/politifact-florida-hispanic-unemployment-jobs-joe-biden Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show that Hispanic or Latino unemployment was 9.3% in December 2020, President Donald Trump’s last full month in office. That rate fell from 8.5% in January 2021, the month Joe Biden was sworn in, to 4.9% in August 2023. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-09-25/politifact-florida-hispanic-unemployment-jobs-joe-biden Marta Campabadal Graus /government-politics/2023-09-25/doral-tps-venezuelan-residents-miami City of Doral Councilwoman and immigration attorney Maureen Porras tells �۰����²�what the extension and expansion of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) means to the South Florida community that is home to the nation's largest Venezuelan community. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-09-25/doral-tps-venezuelan-residents-miami Helen Acevedo /government-politics/2023-07-17/ron-desantis-claim-federal-government-growth Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said, "The agencies and government have grown 50% since 2019." By the commonly used outlays measure, his claim is close. We found it half true. Mon, 17 Jul 2023 19:13:43 GMT /government-politics/2023-07-17/ron-desantis-claim-federal-government-growth Louis Jacobson | PolitiFact, Sevana Wenn /florida-news/2023-06-22/desantis-sues-biden-administration-over-university-accrediting-system The lawsuit challenges a federal law that requires colleges and universities to submit to private accreditors to qualify for federal funding. Thu, 22 Jun 2023 18:13:23 GMT /florida-news/2023-06-22/desantis-sues-biden-administration-over-university-accrediting-system Associated Press