Detail of a scarf print from the Beyond Buckskin Boutique. Photo courtesy of shop.beyondbuckskin.com. Download Full Image
Morris said by spearheading innovative partnerships and leveraging resources from ASU, tribes and community organizations, she hopes that Inno-NATIONS will create a “collision community,” causing a ripple effect of economic change in tribal communities.
Both events are free and take place at The Department in downtown Phoenix.
Inno-NATIONS will also launch a three-day pilot cohort with approximately 20 Native American businesses starting in June.
“Beyond Buckskin” features Jessica Metcalfe, a Turtle Mountain Chippewa, Dartmouth graduate and entrepreneur, who grew a small online store into a successful boutique on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in North Dakota.
The store promotes and sells Native American-made couture, streetwear, jewelry, and accessories from more than 40 Native American and First Nations artist, employing tribe members from the Turtle Mountain community.
ASU Now spoke to Metcalfe to discuss her work.
Jessica Metcalfe
Question: We’ve seen Native American fashion emerge and evolve. How did you get into the business?
Answer: I was writing my master’s thesis in 2005 and my advisor at the time had told me about some research she had done, which looked at Native American fashion in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. She had wondered if I was interested in picking up where her research left off. I looked into it and found that there were these breadcrumbs, little bits here in there, that something had been going on in the past 60-70 years, but hadn’t been looked at as a collective movement.
Through my doctoral dissertation, what I discovered was that Native American fashion has gone through waves of acknowledgements by the broader public, but what we’re experiencing now is perhaps the biggest wave yet.
You have designers like Patricia Michaels out at New York’s Style Fashion Week and the Native Fashion Now traveling exhibit touring the country, so there’s really a lot of exciting things happening lately. It’s coming from a collective movement. Designers basically grouping together to share costs but also to put together more events to cause a bigger ruckus.
Q: How did you build your online store into a brick-and-mortar business?
A: I first launched a blog in 2009 as an outlet for my dissertation research, and wanted to share it with more people and to also get more stories and experiences. My readers kept asking where could they see and buy these clothes? At that time, there wasn’t an easy way to access functions like a Native American Pow Wow or market in order to do that.
I had established a rapport with designers through my research and writing. They saw what I was doing through the blog and then a question popped into my head. “How would you feel about creating a business together?” There were 11 initial designers who said they needed the space, and I worked with them to sell their goods online. We just now opened our design lab on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. We are creating a system where we can meet demand and maximize a need in Indian Country.
We employ Native Americans from ages 15 to 22. There aren’t a whole lot of opportunities for people that age on the reservation. They either work at the grocery store or the gas station. One of them is interested in film and photography and so they run our photo shoots. Another person is interested in business entrepreneurship, and they get to see how an idea goes from concept to execution.
Q: The subtext is that this isn’t just about fashion but, history, representation and cultural appropriation?
A: Our clothing is just more than just objects. It’s about how the material was gathered, what the colors represent, what stories are being told and how does that tie into our value system. One of the things I often discuss is the Native American headdress. Our leaders wear them as a symbol of their leadership and the dedication to their communities. These stories are a way to share our culture with non-Natives and protect our legacy for future generations.
Q: Why is it important for Native American businesses to branch out into other cultures?
A: Native American people desperately need to diversify their economic opportunities on and off the reservations. Up until recently, people haven’t thought of fashion or art as a viable career path.
A recent study conducted by First Peoples Fund that found a third of all Native American people are practicing or are potential artists. That is a huge resource we already have in Indian Country and we need to tap it and develop it, and push for Natives in various fields to look at themselves as entrepreneurs and launching businesses.
Now, Native American people have an opportunity to make a positive impact in their local communities by reaching people through their art and sharing our culture with the rest of the world.
“MURIENDO POR CRUZAR,” AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCREASING NUMBER OF IMMIGRANT DEATHS ALONG THE BORDER, THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 AT 6 P.M./5 C
Carmen Dominicci and Neida Sandoval present the Telemundo and The Weather Channel co-production
Miami – July 31, 2014 –Telemundo presents “Muriendo por Cruzar”, a documentary that investigates why increasing numbers of immigrants are dying while trying to cross the US-Mexican border near the city of Falfurrias, Texas, this Sunday, August 3 at 6PM/5 C. The Telemundo and The Weather Channel co-production, presented by Noticias Telemundo journalists Carmen Dominicci and Neida Sandoval, reveals the obstacles immigrants face once they cross into US territory, including extreme weather conditions, as they try to evade the border patrol. “Muriendo por Cruzar” is part of Noticias Telemundo’s special coverage of the crisis on the border and immigration reform.
“‘Muriendo por Cruzar’” dares to ask questions that reveal the actual conditions undocumented immigrants face as they try to start a new life in the United States,” said Alina Falcón, Telemundo’s Executive Vice President for News and Alternative Programming. “Our collaboration with The Weather Channel was very productive. They have a unique expertise in covering the impact of weather on people’s lives, as we do in covering immigration reform and the border crisis. The result is a compelling documentary that exposes a harrowing reality.”
“Muriendo por Cruzar” is the first co-production by Telemundo and The Weather Channel. Both networks are part of NBCUniversal.
Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles has denounced reports President Trump abruptly fired him and insisted his departure was worked out weeks earlier, according to a statement he gave the Washington Examiner.
“No doubt you have seen media reports regarding my ‘firing.’ I assure you that this is not the case, and in fact was told weeks ago by the Administration that transitions in leadership should be expected across the Department of Homeland Security. The President has directed an orderly transition in leadership for this agency and I intend to abide by that direction,” Alles said in a statement to the Washington Examiner.
“It is my sincere regret that I was not able to address the workforce prior to this announcement,” he said.
Trump reportedly told Alles to step down in late April. He picked Secret Service assistant director of the Office of Protective Operations, James Murray, to take over May 1.
Citizenship and Immigration Services Director L. Francis Cissna and the DHS General Counselor John Mitnick are also believed to be on the chopping block, according to a report.
On the way out the door at the Secret Service, Alles praised his successor.
“Jim is a consummate professional, a true leader, and I have great confidence in his capabilities,” Alles said. “Please give him the outstanding support that you have shown me these past two years.”
Alles was tapped for the job in April 2017 and previously served in leadership positions within Customs and Border Protection and in the Marine Corps.
São Paulo – A Moroccan boy who grew to like cinema with his Spanish neighbour. A Palestinian who was brought up in a refugee camp in Lebanon and filmed his own story. The daily routine of a psychiatrist hospital in Egypt. These stories and other themes from the Arab world daily life will be featured at the 9th Arab World Film Festival, which will show 70 films starting next Thursday (13th) in the city of São Paulo.
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Omar has been nominated to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
This year’s schedule is full of innovations, such as short films, full features, debates with movie makers and producers well-known in the Arab world, parallel activities as concerts, screenings at five places in the city and films selected for two important festivals, Dubai International Film Festival and Cannes.
Geraldo Campos, cultural director at the Institute of Arab Culture (Icarabe), who is the curator of the festival alongside Soraya Smaili, who went to both festivals to make the a selection. Other films which that were exhibit in other Arab festivals or that were personally offered to Icarabe by the movie directors are also part of the schedule.
The selection of films is a mix of different themes such as family relations, refugee camps, science fiction, loneliness, conflict, and the like. Even a short film based on a Palestinian short story is featured at the festival. The opening screening will be on August 13th with the Palestinian film Omar, which was nominated to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, whose budget came from the Arab country. The film tells the story of Omar and his beloved Nadia, surrounded by the fight for freedom at the occupied West Bank.
The film will be shown once again on August 15th, at Cinesesc, with the attendance of Omar’s producer and actor, Waleed Zuaiter. The screening is scheduled to start at 9 pm, alongside the Palestinian short film Nation Estate, and will be followed by a debate with the actor. The film caught attention from around the world for its nomination for an Oscar, an unprecedented accomplishment for a Palestinian production.
Moroccan movie Adios Carmen will also be at the schedule and tells the story of a boy who lives with his aggressive uncle. He finds shelter with his Spanish neighbour, who works at a movie theatre and shows him all the movie magic. The documentary A World Not Ours tells the story of a Palestinian who was raised at a refugee camp, Ein el-Helweh, in Lebanon. The film was made from personal pieces of filming of the main character, family footage and historic images.
Egyptian film Zelal shows the reality of psychiatrist institutions in Egypt. The film was directed by Marianne Khoury, who will participate in a debate on August 30th, at the Bank of Brazil Cultural Centre (CCBB). Khoury is a juror of major international festivals and the discussion will feature cinema and psychology professionals to discuss the mixing of both areas. Also taking part of the discussions at the festival are the Egyptians Alaa Karkouti and Maher Diab, of the distribution group Med Solutions. Karkouti is one of the greatest film critics of the Arab world.
A musical presentation mixing Arab and Brazilian song will be part of the closing of the schedule for the Memorial da América Latina, one of the venues of the festival. Tunisian Raoulf Jemni and Brazilians Claudio Kairouz and Junior Pita will play together, on August 25th, curated by Geraldo Campos. The former two already play together as the Tunisian-Brazilian duo 156 Cordas. At the same day the film about the orchestra formed by Palestinian Edward Said and Israeli Daniel Barenboim will be shown. There will also be a closing ceremony cocktail party.
The festival will be divided into four themes: Arab World Panorama, Palestinian Cinema, Contemporary Egyptian Cinema and Arab-Latin American Dialogs. The latter is comprised of Latin American productions with Arab themes. The former features a large variety of productions, with films from Syria, Algeria, as well as others, with different themes. The festival will be held during the ten year anniversary of Icarabe’s creation. According to Campos, the films are quite new, produced this year or last year.
Screening venues will include Cinesesc, from August 13th to 20th, Memorial da América Latina, from August 22nd to 25th, Bank of Brazil Cultural Centre, from August 27th to September 14th, São Paulo Cultural Centre, from September 9th to 16th, and the Auditorium of Mário de Andrade Library, from September 2nd to 9th. The Icarabe organizes the festival in a partnership with the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Sesc-SP, Bank of Brazil Cultural Centre, São Paulo’s city hall and Memorial da América Latina. The parallel activities are free of charge. The film screenings are priced according to the place hosting the film.
9th Arab World Film Festival
From August 13th to September 16th 2014
Venue: Cinesesc, Memorial América Latina, Mário de Andrade Library, Bank of Brazil Cultural Centre, São Paulo Cultural Centre, in the city of São Paulo
For further information: www.icarabe.org.br (in Portuguese)
“MURIENDO POR CRUZAR,” AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCREASING NUMBER OF IMMIGRANT DEATHS ALONG THE BORDER, THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 AT 6 P.M./5 C
Carmen Dominicci and Neida Sandoval present the Telemundo and The Weather Channel co-production
Miami – July 31, 2014 –Telemundo presents “Muriendo por Cruzar”, a documentary that investigates why increasing numbers of immigrants are dying while trying to cross the US-Mexican border near the city of Falfurrias, Texas, this Sunday, August 3 at 6PM/5 C. The Telemundo and The Weather Channel co-production, presented by Noticias Telemundo journalists Carmen Dominicci and Neida Sandoval, reveals the obstacles immigrants face once they cross into US territory, including extreme weather conditions, as they try to evade the border patrol. “Muriendo por Cruzar” is part of Noticias Telemundo’s special coverage of the crisis on the border and immigration reform.
“‘Muriendo por Cruzar’” dares to ask questions that reveal the actual conditions undocumented immigrants face as they try to start a new life in the United States,” said Alina Falcón, Telemundo’s Executive Vice President for News and Alternative Programming. “Our collaboration with The Weather Channel was very productive. They have a unique expertise in covering the impact of weather on people’s lives, as we do in covering immigration reform and the border crisis. The result is a compelling documentary that exposes a harrowing reality.”
“Muriendo por Cruzar” is the first co-production by Telemundo and The Weather Channel. Both networks are part of NBCUniversal.
The unrest has since spread across the country, with protests, some violent, erupting in cities including Washington DC, Atlanta, Phoenix, Denver and Los Angelas.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz ordered 500 of his National Guard troops into Minneapolis, St. Paul, and surrounding communities.
But a Pentagon spokesman said Walz did not ask for the Army to be deployed to his state.
“The Department has been in touch with the Governor and there is no request for Title 10 forces to support the Minnesota National Guard or state law enforcement.” Title 10 is the U.S. law that governs the armed forces, and would authorize active duty military to operate within the U.S.
Alyssa Farah, the White House director of strategic communications said the deployment of active-duty military police is untrue.
Un periodista y un reportero gráfico de Últimas Noticias fueron despojados de sus pertenencias por sujetos desconocidos mientras cubrían una pauta cerca de la plaza Pérez Bonalde en Catia, según informó el periodista Marco Ruiz.
El periodista Reinaldo Escorcia y el fotográfo Fernando Campos, fueron amenazados de recibir un disparo si no entregaban sus artículos de valor. El presunto delincuente cargó con los equipos fotográficos de Campos y con los celulares de ambos.
El hecho suscitó luego que estos salieran a dar un recorrido por las panaderías del sector.
House Democrats aim to pass the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill on Wednesday so President Joe Biden can sign it by the weekend.
The chamber received the Senate-passed package on Tuesday, and will take procedural steps to set up final approval Wednesday morning, according to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s office. Biden aims to sign the legislation in time to beat a Sunday deadline to renew unemployment aid programs. It can take days for Congress to formally send huge bills to the White House.
The president previously said he expects direct payments of up to $1,400 to start hitting Americans’ bank accounts this month.
Democrats will likely pass the package without Republican votes, as the GOP questions the need for nearly $2 trillion more in federal spending. The bill was approved in the Senate without Republican support through the budget reconciliation process.
On Tuesday, House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., told reporters he is “110% confident that the votes exist to pass” the plan.
The legislation extends a $300 per week jobless benefit boost and programs expanding unemployment aid to millions more Americans through Sept. 6. It includes the stimulus payments, an expansion of the child tax credit, rental and utility assistance, and state, local and tribal government relief.
The bill also puts more money into Covid-19 vaccine distribution and testing, along with K-12 schools and higher education institutions.
House progressives had criticized changes the Senate made to a version of the plan representatives previously approved. However, Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., signaled the group would still back the proposal as passed by the Senate.
Senators reduced the unemployment supplement to $300 from $400 and limited the number of people receiving direct payments in concessions to conservative Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.
Democrats have said the legislation will cut child poverty and help households afford food and rent while the economy recovers from the pandemic. While the U.S. continues to regain jobs lost during the crisis, more than 18 million people were still receiving some form of unemployment benefits in mid-February.
Republicans have questioned the need for more economic stimulus spending as the U.S. ramps up its vaccination pace and moves toward a level of normalcy. They have also contended Democrats have focused on policies unrelated to the pandemic.
Gordon Chang breaks down the significance of South Korean President Moon Jae-in and President Trump walking the DMZ together. He also weighs in on Trump’s historic visit to North Korea.
In Washington, D.C.-area Asia circles last week, the rumor mill was buzzing with the news of a possible media event at the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas during President Trump’s visit to South Korea. The other part of that rumor, that Trump would have a third summit, or at least a short meeting, with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un, was also floated—but no White House or Blue House officials would commit to anything (well, at least not to me).
But something told me I was not to be disappointed. I held out hope for one reason: Donald Trump’s strategy for dealing with North Korea always involved taking the old rulebook on dealing with the Kim regime and lighting it on fire. What violates such diplomatic decorum more than a meeting planned with little notice and almost no time to prepare? Such a gathering, however, oozes with the potential to get Washington and Pyongyang back on track towards a new type of relations free of nuclear threats. It also hints to the possible elimination of Kim’s nuclear weapons altogether. In other words, it was just too good to pass up for both sides, as I saw it.
With no risk, and lots of possible rewards, why not give it a shot? Trump’s greatest advantage in dealing with Pyongyang is that he simply does not care about the so-called proper way of conducting diplomacy. His mission, as it has always been, is to keep the American people safe, secure and prosperous. A meeting along the DMZ, even if it was quick and more of a gut check to see where Chairman Kim stood on the all-important question of denuclearization, clearly attempts to advance such an agenda. Trump took a chance for peace, with little downside to trying.
In my humble opinion, the president has done more good on the Korean issue in the last year and a half than President Obama did in eight.
Ever the showman, the president did not disappoint. In a historic gathering where Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to step into North Korea, he met with Chairman Kim jointly with South Korean President Moon Jae-in while also having a separate meeting with Kim. While no major deal was announced, just the sheer act of Trump crossing into North Korea territory is progress itself, a sign that trust is building and that both sides can work towards a brighter future. Remember, history is all about mind-blowing optics that change hearts and minds. Most people can’t recite the details of a certain treaty or document that made history, but they always remember the photo that did. Trump delivered that Sunday.
To be honest, this is a day I never thought I would see in my lifetime. During the dark days of 2017, I thought the chances were high that a nuclear war between America and North Korea could break out at any moment. While no handshake can take the place of full-blown nuclear disarmament, meetings such as these can set the tone where more summits and working level gatherings can take place for both sides to make big gains. We must start somewhere, and the past two summits and now Sunday’s gathering all build trust toward the harder work and agreements that are yet to come.
But, just as in all things that involve President Trump, those who can’t stand his clearly unconventional and unorthodox style as commander-in-chief were quick to lash out. Word from the pundit class—or the so-called foreign policy “experts” in both parties who cheered on the Iraq War, the disaster in Libya or countless other international debacles that cost our nation trillions of dollars and too many American lives—called Trump a fool for doing this.
That’s just flat wrong. While I have always believed progressives take their attacks on Trump too far, I can’t say I agree with everything the president does, either. For one, I am not a fan of Trump’s shoot-from-the-cellphone tweetstorms, going on a rampage on whatever issue has upset him at the time. I do get frustrated when he gets the facts wrong on some of the most basic issues. But on this issue, the idea that he is pulling out all the stops to try and get North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and perhaps someday join the brotherhood of nations, is not only smart statecraft, it’s also good common sense.
Sorry, I won’t let the good outweigh what is merely annoying. In my humble opinion, the president has done more good on the Korean issue in the last year and a half than President Obama did in eight. North Korea is no longer testing nuclear weapons or long-range missiles, and Trump is now apparently pen pals with Kim. Is it all rather strange? Yep. But is it better than a war that would kill millions of people? For sure. And while we have a long way to go before we can declare North Korea is no longer a threat to America, I for one love what the president is doing. And so should the American people.
And heck, if President Obama received a Nobel Prize for nearly nothing, then I think there is only one obvious thing to do, and that’s to make sure Donald Trump receives the award as well.
Facebook ha anunciado la incorporación de más opciones de gestionar el «News Feed» (Noticias) de una cuenta. A partir de ahora, los usuarios podrán seguir o dejar de seguir contenidos de contactos de manera más sencilla.
Según ha explicado Greg Marra, director de producto, lo que hace el usuario en el News Feed determina los contenidos que ve en las Noticias. Es por eso que quieren facilitar algunas tareas.
«Ahora en la configuración de News Feed se mostrará una lista de las principales personas, páginas y grupos que usted ha visto en sus Noticias durante la última semana. También podrá ver a quienes ha dejado de seguir en el pasado, por si quiere optar por volver a seguirlas», ha dicho Marra en un comunicado.
Actualmente cuando una persona ve una publicación en la que no está interesada o que prefiere no recibir, puede hacer clic en la flecha ubicada a la derecha del mensaje para «esconderlo» del «timeline». Ahora cuando se decida esconder un mensaje, aparecerá la opción de «ver menos contenido» de ese usuario.
With airports jammed with angry passengers, Republican senators blaming each other behind closed doors for the government shutdown, and President Trump’s poll numbers tanking, the writing was on the wall. Feeling pressure from his fellow Republicans to reopen the government, Trump announced Friday afternoon that a deal was reached for federal employees to come back to work as negotiations on border security are given a little more time.
A week ago, the White House was firm on its demand: Parts of the government will remain shuttered until Democratic lawmakers write a $5.7 billion check for a border wall. Trump’s capitulation (and make no mistake, it was a capitulation) is a complete reversal of the White House position and a blowout win for Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in her first month back on the job.
Trump, however, remained defiant. At the same time he asked lawmakers to work in unison for the benefit of the nation, he threatened to use the nuclear option if Congress can’t come up with a solution. “I have a very powerful alternative, but I did not want to use it at this time,” Trump said in the White House Rose Garden. “Hopefully, it will be unnecessary.”
That “very powerful alternative” Trump is referring to is a declaration of national emergency, a proclamation that would provide him with a way to get his border wall money without having to go through the normal legislative process. Ordinarily, the executive branch is constitutionally barred from spending any taxpayer money on any program unless Congress explicitly authorizes and appropriates the funds. Outside of declaring war or authorizing the use of military force, the ability to appropriate funds, or not, is the legislative branch’s most coveted power.
Lawmakers from both political parties protect the power of the purse with every fiber of their being because it’s one of the few tactics Congress can employ to pressure the president. Trump’s declaring of a national emergency would rip that power away. If lawyers in the executive branch can argue that there is indeed a dire national emergency along the southwestern border with Mexico, billions of dollars in the military construction budget will be made available for the border structure Trump so desperately wants. Trump could task the Army Corps of Engineers to start building right away.
Democrats, who are as strongly opposed to a border wall as Trump is enamored by it, would not be powerless bystanders if the president tried to do an end-run around Congress. They could technically prohibit any money from being used for construction of a border barrier through legislation, although GOP opposition would likely kill it. They could file a lawsuit against Trump, arguing that his emergency declaration is not, in fact, an emergency, but rather an instigation of an artificial crisis in order to justify an unjustifiable project.
A lawsuit would work itself through the court system and wind up in the Supreme Court, where the case could prove to be one of the most important trials of executive power since the fight over military commissions in the George W. Bush era. The border wall could become a proxy war between the executive and legislative branches, a classic battle over constitutional power that the judiciary would have to arbitrate. If Trump loses that fight, the precedent it would set would impact the flexibility of presidents in the future to tap into their emergency powers.
Trump may decide that a national emergency is too big of a step. The House Freedom Caucus, Trump’s most reliable support base on Capitol Hill, has already questioned whether an emergency proclamation is a smart idea. Lawmakers such as Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows are concerned that a declaration now could provide a future Democratic president with the power to do something similar on progressive priorities like climate change. The White House may gamble on another government shutdown, perhaps believing that the public would blame Democrats for being too obstructionist this time around.
Either way, the three-week government reopening shouldn’t be celebrated as a major breakthrough. The end of the longest shutdown in history may turn out to be the intermission to the meatier second act.
Daniel DePetris (@DanDePetris) is a contributor to the Washington Examiner’s Beltway Confidential blog. His opinions are his own.
“MURIENDO POR CRUZAR,” AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCREASING NUMBER OF IMMIGRANT DEATHS ALONG THE BORDER, THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 AT 6 P.M./5 C
Carmen Dominicci and Neida Sandoval present the Telemundo and The Weather Channel co-production
Miami – July 31, 2014 –Telemundo presents “Muriendo por Cruzar”, a documentary that investigates why increasing numbers of immigrants are dying while trying to cross the US-Mexican border near the city of Falfurrias, Texas, this Sunday, August 3 at 6PM/5 C. The Telemundo and The Weather Channel co-production, presented by Noticias Telemundo journalists Carmen Dominicci and Neida Sandoval, reveals the obstacles immigrants face once they cross into US territory, including extreme weather conditions, as they try to evade the border patrol. “Muriendo por Cruzar” is part of Noticias Telemundo’s special coverage of the crisis on the border and immigration reform.
“‘Muriendo por Cruzar’” dares to ask questions that reveal the actual conditions undocumented immigrants face as they try to start a new life in the United States,” said Alina Falcón, Telemundo’s Executive Vice President for News and Alternative Programming. “Our collaboration with The Weather Channel was very productive. They have a unique expertise in covering the impact of weather on people’s lives, as we do in covering immigration reform and the border crisis. The result is a compelling documentary that exposes a harrowing reality.”
“Muriendo por Cruzar” is the first co-production by Telemundo and The Weather Channel. Both networks are part of NBCUniversal.
“MURIENDO POR CRUZAR,” AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCREASING NUMBER OF IMMIGRANT DEATHS ALONG THE BORDER, THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 AT 6 P.M./5 C
Carmen Dominicci and Neida Sandoval present the Telemundo and The Weather Channel co-production
Miami – July 31, 2014 –Telemundo presents “Muriendo por Cruzar”, a documentary that investigates why increasing numbers of immigrants are dying while trying to cross the US-Mexican border near the city of Falfurrias, Texas, this Sunday, August 3 at 6PM/5 C. The Telemundo and The Weather Channel co-production, presented by Noticias Telemundo journalists Carmen Dominicci and Neida Sandoval, reveals the obstacles immigrants face once they cross into US territory, including extreme weather conditions, as they try to evade the border patrol. “Muriendo por Cruzar” is part of Noticias Telemundo’s special coverage of the crisis on the border and immigration reform.
“‘Muriendo por Cruzar’” dares to ask questions that reveal the actual conditions undocumented immigrants face as they try to start a new life in the United States,” said Alina Falcón, Telemundo’s Executive Vice President for News and Alternative Programming. “Our collaboration with The Weather Channel was very productive. They have a unique expertise in covering the impact of weather on people’s lives, as we do in covering immigration reform and the border crisis. The result is a compelling documentary that exposes a harrowing reality.”
“Muriendo por Cruzar” is the first co-production by Telemundo and The Weather Channel. Both networks are part of NBCUniversal.
General Luis Fernando Navarro said that the accused individuals had left the military between about 2002 and 2018, and that they were involved in “mercenary activities” with “purely economic” motives.
It is not clear whether the individuals recruited for the operation knew the specifics of the task they were being assigned, according to John Marulanda, the head of the association for retired military officials.
The idea that people would sign up for such a risky operation “doesn’t make sense, from a military perspective,” Mr. Marulanda said.
Paul Angelo, a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations who studies security issues, said that Colombians had a history of being recruited into criminal tasks because they sometimes had limited options once they left the armed forces.
“Colombia is a country that for far too long had military conscription, which fell on the shoulders of the poorest men in the country,” he said. “When an economic underclass is taught how to fight and how to conduct military operations and little else, those skills don’t transfer readily to the civilian sector except in the private security realm.”
A former officer in Colombia’s army, who asked not to be identified, said that a mercenary who traveled abroad could easily be paid about $2,700 a month, compared with a military salary of about $300 a month — even for soldiers with years of combat experience.
“It’s not just Haiti, it’s Kabul, Mexico, Yemen, Emirates,” he said in a telephone interview, listing where former Colombian soldiers have gone.
Reporting was contributed from Colombia by Sofía Villamil in Cartagena and Edinson Bolaños in Bogotá.
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Maria Sharapova reconoció haber consumido como medicina una sutancia prohibida desde este año por la Agencia Mundial Antidopaje.
La tenista rusa Maria Sharapova, de 28 años y ex número 1 de la Asociación del Tenis Femenino (WTA, por sus siglas en inglés), comunicó este lunes que dio positivo por dopaje en el primer Grand Slam del año.
Sharapova dio positivo por el uso de meldonium, una sustancia que comentó toma desde 2006 y que sólo este año fue prohibida por la Agencia Mundial Antidopaje (AMA).
La tenista aseguró no haber revisado la lista actualizada que le mandó la AMA el pasado 22 de diciembre.
Como consecuencia, Sharapova ha sido provisionalmente suspendida a partir del 12 de marzo, a la espera de otras acciones que se puedan tomar en su contra.
En una rueda de prensa convocada la víspera y cuyo anuncio desató todo tipo de especulaciones, Sharapova reconoció que dio positivo por drogas en el Abierto de Australia.
“He decepcionado a mis aficionados”, dijo Sharapova.
La tenista detalló que fue informada del positivo en una carta que le envió la Federacón Internacional de Tenis hace unos días.
“Sé que muchos pensaron que anunciaría mi retiro pero no lo haría de esta manera en un hotel de Los Ángeles con esta alfombra bastante fea”.
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Maria Sharapova y Serena Williams se han enfrentado en 21 ocasiones, con 19 victorias para Williams y 2 para Sharapova.
Efectivamente, al conocerse la convocatoria de la rueda de prensa, muchos creyeron que Sharapova iba a anunciar su retiro del circuito profesional de tenis debido a las lesiones padecidas en los últimos años.
Hace cinco días, su equipo comunicó la baja de la tenista en el torneo de Indian Wells, California, que comienza esta semana.
Su último partido lo disputó contra Serena Williams en los cuartos de final del citado Abierto de Australia, donde perdió una vez más contra su eterna rival estadounidense.
Medicina ahora prohibida
La tenista señaló que tomaba meldonium por cuestiones de salud.
“Empecé a tomar esta sustancia en 2006. Tenía varios problemas de salud en aquel momento“, precisó durante la rueda de prensa celebrada en Los Ángeles, California.
“Enfermaba muy a menudo y tenía falta de magnesio, un historial familiar de diabetes y señales de que podía tener esta enfermedad. Esta fue una de las medicinas que me dieron, junto a otras”.
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Las lesiones no le han dado tregua a la tenista rusa Maia Sharapova.
Sin embargo, Sharapova no quiso eludir responsabilidades: “Más allá de los médicos y todo el equipo que me rodea, yo soy la responsable“.
Talento precoz
Maria Sharapova, conocida cariñosamente como Masha, nació en Rusia el 19 de abril de 1987 y actualmente tiene su residencia en Florida, Estados Unidos.
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Pese a tener su residencia en Florida, EE.UU., Sharapva representa a Rusia en las competiciones internacionales.
Debutó en el tenis profesional en 2001, con apenas 14 años, y pronto dejó ver su talento con la raqueta.
Es la número 7 de la clasificación de la WTA, pero llegó a ser número 1 en distintas ocasiones, en total durante 21 semanas.
Ganó cinco títulos individuales de Grand Slam: Wimbledon 2004, Abierto de Estados Unidos 2006, Abierto de Australia 2008 y el francés Roland Garros en 2012 y 2014. También se impuso en la Copa de Maestras de la WTA en 2004 y fue finalista en 2007 y 2012.
En total ha conseguido 33 títulos individuales de la WTA. Por otra parte, fue medallista de plata en la prueba individual de tenis en los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres 2012.
Su victoria más emblemática fue la que obtuvo en junio de 2004, cuando logró su primer Grand Slam al imponerse a Serena Wiliams en Wimbledon por 6-1, 6-4.
Sólo tenía 17 años y se convirtió en la primera jugadora rusa en ganar el prestigioso campeonato británico.
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Wimbledon 2004 fue el primer Grand Slam para Maria Sharapova, que tenía 17 años.
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La joven tenista rusa no podía creer que se había impuesto a la estadounidense Serena Williams.
Ese mismo año, Sharapova derrotó una vez más en una competición importante a la estadounidense Serena Williams: fue en la final de la Copa de Maestras de la WTA el 15 de noviembre de 2004.
Estas destacadas victorias ante la menor de las Williams son los únicos dos triunfos que conseguiría Sharapova frente a la estadounidense.
En la histírca rivalidad entre ambas, Williams se ha impuesto en 19 ocasiones.
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Sharapova derrotó a Williams en la final de la Copa de Maestras de la WTA en noviembre de 2004.
De no haber coincidido en el tiempo con Serena Williams, posiblemente Sharapova tendría más trofeos en su vitrina.
Grand Slam de carrera
En 2006, Sharapova ganó su segundo al derrotar en la final del Abierto de Estados Unidos por 6-4, 6-4 a la belga y entonces número 2 del mundo Justine Henin.
En 2008, ganó el primer Grand Slam del año tras vencer en la final del Abierto de Australia por 7-5, 6-3 a la serbia Ana Ivanovic.
En 2012, obtuvo el título de Roland Garros al vencer a la italiana Sara Errani por 6-3, 6-2.
Con esta victoria, Sharapova consiguió el llamado Grand Slam de Carrera, siendo junto a Serena Williams las únicas jugadoras en activo que lo han conseguido.
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Sharapova no disputa un partido oficial desde su derrota ante Willams en el Abierto de Australia.
En 2014, se adjudicó su segundo título de Roland Garros, y el quinto Grand Slam de su carrera al vencer en la definición a la rumana Simona Halep en tres sets por 6-4, 6-7, 6-4.
Hace 19 días que nada se sabe de Daiana Garnica, la chica de 17 años que desapareció el 6 de mayo pasado tras salir de su casa de la localidad tucumana de Alderetes y sus padres ya no saben cómo vivir con la angustia de no saber dónde está su hija. Si bien por el caso hay 13 detenido, entre ellos el hombre que ese día la invitó a acompañarlo a comprar un aire acondicionado, Ramón Garnica no halla consuelo y, es tal su tormento, que tomó una decisión desesperada: “Quiero negociar con Darío Suárez; que me diga dónde está mi hija a cambio de su libertad”.
El hombre fue hasta los tribunales tucumanos para hacerle la propuesta al fiscal Claudio Bonari y obviamente obtuvo una respuesta negativa. “Hay que respetar los pasos a seguir”, reveló Garnica según publicó Contextotucuman.com y detalló que el funcionario les contó cómo buscan a su hija. Pero nada consuela a este padre: “Lógicamente estamos desesperados y queremos la respuesta ya”.
A mediados de mayo, los papás de Daiana (en el centro) marcharon por las calles tucumanas.
El 6 de mayo pasado, Daiana salió de su casa tras recibir un mensaje de texto de Suárez donde le pedía que lo acompañara a buscar un regalo para su madre. “No le cuentes a nadie”, terminaba. Él admitió haber mandado ese mensaje, pero aseguró que nunca se encontraron.
En estos 19 días, se hicieron muchísimos rastrillajes para dar con la chica y hasta llevaron a Tucumán al grupo de perros rastreadores de los bomberos de Punta Alta que dieron con el cuerpo de Araceli Fulles en San Martín. Ellos fueron los que marcaran un recorrido que sería el que hizo la adolescente el día de su desaparición y que finalizó en la vivienda de Suárez.
Daiana tiene 17 años y la vieron por última vez el sábado 6 de mayo en compañía de un vecino de 40 años.
Ramón Garnica en todo este tiempo ha esperado a que alguno de los detenidos o el mismísimo Suárez se quiebre, pero la desesperación le corroe el alma: “Yo venía a hacerle el planteo de que necesito a Daiana; si a Darío lo meten 20 años preso no gano nada, lo que quiero es encontrar a mi hija, saber dónde está y cómo está. Llega un punto en que no sabés qué botón tocar y vine a plantear la libertad de Suárez a cambio de que declare dónde dejó a mi hija. Necesito a Daiana, no a Suárez preso… ¿Qué pasa si Darío no se quiebra nunca? Voy a tener que vivir deambulando por las calles hasta encontrar a Daiana”, se sinceró.
Rastrillajes por la desaparición de Daiana.
“La llave principal es la declaración de Suárez para ir a donde está Daiana. Mientras no se quiebre él, la seguiremos buscando. Siempre voy a pedir la verdad, que haya una Justicia mejor para nosotros, las víctimas, que no tenemos derechos”, se quejó Garnica y agregó: “Creo que la voy a encontrar con vida y no veo las horas de estar con ella, que era la alegría del hogar y ahora estamos todos en tinieblas”.
En la causa por la desaparición de Daiana ayer se sumó un nuevo detenido, y ahora son 13. Se trata de una mujer que fue aprehendida mientras declaraba como testigo. Se trata de la ex esposa de un hermano de Darío Suárez, quien se presentó voluntariamente pero durante su relato debieron frenarla y pidieron detenerla. Creen que ayudó a su ex cuñado.
La principal hipótesis del fiscal es que la adolescente fue secuestrada y asesinada. Bonari creen que Suárez abusó de la chica, que era su vecina, tras lo cual la asesinó e hizo desaparecer el cuerpo incinerándolo en el horno de ladrillos del establecimiento donde trabajaba. Además estima que varias personas de su entorno lo ayudaron en el proceso, aunque todavía no halló pruebas que avalen su teoría.
La ministra de Industria, Energía y Minería, Carolina Cosse comparecerá mañana ante la comisión de Industrias de la Cámara de Diputados, convocada por el representante nacionalista, Pablo Abdala. El diputado dijo a El País que “se le va a pedir que asuma la gravedad de la situación. No puede venir a decir que Ancap va a iniciar un proceso de reestructura. Y se le va a reclamar que anuncie medidas concretas, que no venga con las manos vacías, qué piensa hacer el Poder Ejecutivo”, afirmó Abdala. “Ancap por sí misma no va a superar. Debe ser rescatada por el gobierno central”, añadió. En el PN se ha coordinado esta primera instancia parlamentaria después de conocer el balance, y luego se resolverán los pasos a seguir. Una posibilidad es proponer la conformación de una comisión investigadora que promueve Luis Lacalle Pou.
DORAL, Florida — Hace unas semanas empezó a correr un rumor entre la comunidad hispana del noreste de Miami por medio de mensajes de WhatsApp: agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Aduanas estaban subiendo a los migrantes indocumentados a unos autobuses para detenerlos. Parecía que había llegado la “fuerza de deportación” que prometió el presidente Donald Trump durante la campaña.
Eso despertó el miedo entre muchas personas que acudieron a la fuente de información en la que realmente confían: Univisión, la televisora en español que se ha dedicado a monitorear cómo Trump cumple con sus promesas de realizar deportaciones masivas.
Los periodistas de las oficinas centrales de Univisión salieron a las calles, llamaron a sus contactos y analizaron una fotografía del supuesto autobús del Servicio de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés). Descubrieron que no se estaba realizando una redada; la imagen era de 2014.
Univisión promovió en Facebook y Twitter publicaciones en las que desmentía el rumor; en su sitio web puso un artículo con más detalles y produjo un video para la televisión. Cuando surgió otro rumor en Los Ángeles, unos días después, volvió a hacer lo mismo.
Solo fue un día más de cobertura del gobierno de Trump para Univisión Noticias.
El guatemalteco José Zamora, quien creció bajo amenaza constante por el trabajo periodístico de su padre, es vicepresidente sénior de comunicaciones estratégicas. Credit
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Quizá hayan escuchado el argumento de que esta es una era dorada para el periodismo. En el caso estadounidense, The New York Times y The Washington Post compiten por primicias como si fuera la era de Nixon y Watergate; un público hambriento de información ha disparado las tasas de suscripción y de audiencia televisiva.
Pero esa historia no se puede contar por completo si no incluye a Univisión Noticias, uno de los ejemplos más claros de una organización noticiosa cuyo trabajo ha estado a la altura.
Es la principal fuente de noticias para los hispanos en Estados Unidos —tanto ciudadanos como no— y su audiencia tiene un interés casi existencial en las medidas impulsadas por el gobierno de Trump, debido a sus promesas de quitarle fondos federales a las llamadas “ciudades santuario” o la revocación del programa DAPA de Obama que protegería contra la deportación a los padres indocumentados de ciudadanos. La noche del 15 de junio, Univisión fue el primer medio en reportar que el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional eliminó DAPA.
Univisión Noticias tiene sus propios antecedentes con el presidente. El conductor mexicano Jorge Ramos fue el primer periodista expulsado de un evento de Trump durante la campaña después de una disputa verbal en una conferencia de prensa en 2015. Para ese entonces la empresa matriz del medio ya había tenido disputas con Trump por sus declaraciones de que México enviaba drogas, crimen y violadores a Estados Unidos (Univisión cesó el contrato para la transmisión de los desfiles de belleza de Trump, mientras este respondió con una demanda y una carta en la que decía que el personal de Univisión ya no puede ir a sus campos de golf).
El resultado de la elección estadounidense hizo que las apuestas fueran mayores.
David Maris, editor fotográfico en Univisión, huyó de Venezuela junto con su esposa, la periodista Tamoa Calzadilla, después de recibir amenazas de muerte. Credit
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“Por un lado, sabíamos que iba a tener un impacto terrible en la comunidad hispana en Estados Unidos”, dijo el colombiano Daniel Coronell, director de la división de noticias, desde su oficina con vista a la redacción central.
Pero también se dieron cuenta de que las noticias para ellos ahora serían cuestión “de la supervivencia y permanencia de los miembros de la comunidad”. Univisión estaba lista para cumplir con el reto como quizá no lo habría estado hace unos años.
Coronell fue una de las primeras contrataciones del también colombiano Isaac Lee, que en 2010 fue nombrado como director general de contenidos de Univisión —ahora con un dueño relativamente nuevo, un grupo encabezado por el inversor mediático y donante de campañas demócratas Haim Saban— con la instrucción de construir una redacción más grande y mejor.
En ese momento, la división de informativos dependía en buena medida de programas como “Noticiero Univisión”, con Ramos y María Elena Salinas como conductores, pero fuera de eso “no había reporteo; usaban cables e imágenes y así armaban el noticiero”, dijo Lee.
Primero puso en marcha unidades de investigación y documentales. Por su tiempo como periodista en Colombia, donde su trabajo vinculó a integrantes del Cartel de Cali con funcionarios de alto rango del gobierno y los forzó a renunciar, Lee sabía algo que sus competidores en Estados Unidos no: algunos de los reporteros más valientes habían sido marginados, empujados fuera de sus redacciones o de sus países natales por exponer verdades incómodas.
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Coronell, por ejemplo, huyó hacia Estados Unidos desde Colombia tras recibir amenazas de muerte muy detalladas en contra de su hija de seis años de edad. El vicepresidente sénior de comunicaciones estratégicas, José Zamora, se crió en Guatemala ante constantes amenazas por el trabajo de su padre, un periodista que reveló varios casos de corrupción gubernamental. Zamora siguió el ejemplo de su papá al incursionar en el periodismo, pero decidió que Estados Unidos sería un mejor lugar para criar a su hijo por una experiencia en 2003, cuando presuntas fuerzas de seguridad lo retuvieron a él, sus padres y sus hermanos durante varias horas. “Pensamos que nos iban a matar”, dijo Zamora.
La mayoría del talento nuevo que ha llegado a Univisión lo ha hecho desde Venezuela, donde el trato del gobierno de Nicolás Maduro hacia los medios y la compra de algunas empresas mediáticas por aliados del presidente ha puesto en peligro a varios reporteros o ha acallado su trabajo.
Entre el grupo están Tamoa Calzadilla, quien perdió su trabajo en Último Noticias tras acusar censura por reportar la muerte de manifestantes presuntamente a mano de las fuerzas de seguridad, y Nathalie Alvaray, quien dejó la misma organización por su frustración con esta.
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Sus contrataciones son parte del esfuerzo más reciente de expandir Univisión y reforzar su enfoque hacia un periodismo digital, bajo la dirección del exsubdirector de El País, Borja Echevarría.
Con un equipo que incluye a 75 personas contratadas durante los últimos dos años, Echevarría ha lanzado nuevas unidades para proyectos de investigaciones especiales, podcasts, periodismo de datos, video pensado para teléfonos móviles y gráficos.
Prácticamente todas las redacciones en las que se lleva a cabo la transición hacia lo digital han construido equipos similares con el fin de producir periodismo de nuevas maneras. Pero en Univisión el esfuerzo es impulsado por una urgencia respecto a su propósito como medio.
Una de sus publicaciones digitales más compartidas este año explica qué papeles deben tener siempre a la mano los migrantes tanto legales como irregulares en caso de redadas o detenciones.
Durante mi visita a la redacción, Almudena Toral, la directora de video digital, estaba editando un segmento —animado por un diseñador venezolano recién llegado— que, me explicó, buscaba responder a la pregunta: ¿qué pasa si el ICE llega a mi casa?
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Unos cuantos escritorios después, el equipo de periodismo de datos estaba por terminar un análisis estadístico sobre la falta de representantes legales para las personas indocumentadas que se presentan ante jueces migratorios.
Luego estaba el equipo de verificación de información, el primero de su tipo que trabaja en español en Estados Unidos. No le ha faltado trabajo, conforme se esparcen falsedades sobre el tema migratorio incluso dentro de agencias del gobierno, como la aseveración de Trump de que votaron millones de indocumentados en noviembre pasado.
Es un ambiente al que muchos periodistas de Univisión dicen estar acostumbrados. Durante la campaña, cuando los partidarios de Trump le gritaban a reporteros que “dijeran la verdad”, era como lo hacían los simpatizantes de Hugo Chávez, me contó el editor fotográfico David Maris. Lo mismo sucede ahora que Trump es presidente y tiende a atacar a los medios y a quienes trabajan en ellos.
“A cada investigación en Colombia o Guatemala o México”, me dijo Coronell, “le sigue el ‘este periodista tiene su agenda propia, quiere afectar a mi gobierno’ o ‘esas son noticias falsas’”.
“Muchos de nosotros ya vimos esta película, solo que estaba en español”.
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Coronell destacó que es importante defender la libertad de prensa y los derechos humanos tal como los reconoce la constitución estadounidense.
“Es decisivo para nosotros que la gente conozca sus derechos y sus posibilidades”, dijo Coronell. “Y estamos trabajando todo el tiempo para usar herramientas de periodismo de investigación para darle a nuestra comunidad una mejor información”.
Es una comunidad muy expuesta a desinformación, como los rumores sobre redadas, lo que implica que “la gente no sale de su casa para ir a hacer el súper o para llevar a sus hijos a la escuela”, dijo el presidente de la Federación Hispana, José Calderón. Calificó a Univisión como “un salvavidas”.
Ese papel también desata acusaciones de que el medio es más una organización de activismo que informativa, algo que rechazan en la redacción.
“Cuando se trata de temas relacionados a la corrupción o abusos a los derechos humanos, eres un contrapoder”, dijo Zamora. “Y eso no significa que eres un activista. De eso se trata el periodismo”.
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Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., warned fellow Republicans on Tuesday that American democracy faces a threat it has “never seen before” in a defiant floor speech on the eve of a vote that is expected to result in her removal from the role of House Republican Conference Chair.
Cheney, who lost support from fellow GOP leaders in recent weeks amid a public feud with former President Donald Trump, said her stand was driven by a “reverence for the rule of law.” In a scathing six-minute speech, the Wyoming Republican said Trump “risks inciting further violence” and had “misled” millions of Americans with disproven claims that the results of the 2020 presidential election were fraudulent.
“This is not about policy. This is not about partisanship. This is about our duty as Americans,” Cheney said. “Remaining silent and ignoring the lie emboldens the liar. I will not participate in that. I will not sit back and watch in silence while others lead our party down a path that abandons the rule of law and joins the former president’s crusade to undermine our democracy.”
House Republicans are expected to vote Wednesday to oust Cheney from the party’s No. 3 leadership position and replace her with Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, a prominent Trump ally. Top Republicans, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Minority Whip Steve Scalise, have expressed support for Stefanik in recent days.
In her floor speech, Cheney warned that efforts to damage confidence in the democratic system would undermine the rule of law at home and hurt America’s standing on the international stage.
“As the party of Reagan, Republicans have championed democracy, won the Cold War and defeated the Soviet communists,” Cheney said. “Today, America is on the cusp of another Cold War – this time with communist China. Attacks against our democratic process and the rule of law empower our adversaries and feed communist propaganda that American democracy is a failure. We must speak the truth.”
Cheney emerged as one of Trump’s most prominent critics within the GOP following the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. She was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump on a single charge of incitement of insurrection.
The lawmaker’s public feud with Trump raised concerns among House GOP leaders about her ability to serve effectively as conference chair, a position that dictates party messaging, ahead of the crucial 2022 midterm election.
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