“Here in Miami, we have the headquarters of many Venezuelan outlets—EVTV, TV Venezuela—with prominent journalists who have openly supported the Republican Party, former President Trump, and Ron DeSantis. And these journalists would very rarely give coverage to any action that the Democrats were doing or criticize the Republican leadership. That has not been the case this time around. Those same journalists who have been openly supportive of Republican leadership now are putting President Biden’s statements on Instagram and talking about the lawsuits against Ron DeSantis. I have not seen that in the past electoral cycles.” By Gisela Salim-Peyer. Full Inerview -> TheAtlantic

Traducción de cortesía -> “Aquí en Miami, tenemos la sede de muchos medios venezolanos, EVTV, TV Venezuela, con destacados periodistas que han apoyado abiertamente al Partido Republicano, al expresidente Trump y a Ron DeSantis. Y estos periodistas muy rara vez darían cobertura a cualquier acción que los demócratas estaban haciendo o criticando al liderazgo republicano. Ese no ha sido el caso esta vez. Esos mismos periodistas que han apoyado abiertamente al liderazgo republicano ahora están poniendo las declaraciones del presidente Biden en Instagram y hablando de las demandas contra Ron DeSantis. Tengo no visto eso en los ciclos electorales pasados”

La política de Estados Unidos sobre Venezuela sufre de una especie de síndrome de Florida, en el sentido de que es ese estado sureño y su influyente comunidad hispana la que está marcando la línea dura de Washington con el país caribeño, una línea que el gobierno de Joe Biden no ha revertido tras el paso de Trump. Por Javier Otazu. Texto Completo -> SWI

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From 2010 to 2019, the Venezuelan population in the U.S. increased 126 percent to 540,000, more by far than people with roots in any other nation. The top three nations are Latin American, but Guatemala is a distant No. 2 at 49 percent growth followed by No. 3 Honduras at 47 percent. Earlier surveys showed that about half of Venezuelans in the U.S. live in Florida.By Juan Carlos Chavez. Full Text -> TampaBayTimes

Traducción de cortesía-> De 2010 a 2019, la población venezolana en los EE. UU. aumentó un 126 % a 540,000, mucho más que las personas con raíces en cualquier otra nación. Las tres principales naciones son latinoamericanas, pero Guatemala es un distante No. 2 con un crecimiento del 49 por ciento, seguido por Honduras con un 47 por ciento. Encuestas anteriores mostraron que aproximadamente la mitad de los venezolanos en los EE. UU. Viven en Florida.

Providing the fresh flavor of home-cooked meals is part of the passion that motivates two Venezuelans, owners of the Amai Sweet & Salty Solutions store and factory in Central Florida. From the traditional tequeños, empanadas, meat, chicken or cheese pastries, pizzas, lasagna, sandwiches and both sweet and savory products are part of the offerings of this Venezuelan business. By Cecilia Figueroa. Full Text -> OrlandoSentinel

The Congress members, as a part of the Congressional Venezuela Democracy Caucus, were briefed by exiled Venezuelan leader Leopoldo López and Ambassador Carlos Vecchio on the current political and humanitarian situation in the South American country. By Kelly Hayes. Full Text -> FloridaPolitics

Ahead of the first meeting of President Joe Biden’s commission on packing the U.S. Supreme Court, Attorney General Ashley Moody is meeting with Venezuelan exiles, including Venezuelan Supreme Court Justices in exile, who fled the country to evade authoritarian rule. Attorney General Moody held a roundtable discussion in Miami on Tuesday, with 12 former Venezuelan judges, elected leaders and legal experts to discuss court packing. Full Text -> EINPressWire

There has been speculation over the timing of the executive order and the possibility of Trump’s daughter Ivanka running for a U.S. Senate seat in Florida. The former senior White House adviser is set to relocate to Florida where she and her husband, Jared Kushner — also a former senior adviser — have leased a condominium in a luxury building in South Florida. They also spent $32 million on a waterfront lot on the exclusive Indian Creek Island a few miles away from the condominium. By Carmen Sesin. Full Text-> NBCNews

In the recent US presidential election, one key swing state where Donald Trump performed better than he did four years ago was Florida – especially in its most heavily Hispanic sections. How did he do it, and how can President-elect Joe Biden and the Democratic Party recover this crucial voter base? By Ricardo Hausman and José Morales-Ardilla. Full Text-> Project-Syndicate

The latest target: Natalino D’Amato, a contractor accused of selling $160 million worth of equipment to subsidiaries of the Venezuelan oil monopoly, transferring that money to Miami bank accounts and then paying bribes to government officials to secure the PDVSA deals, according to an indictment. Of that total, U.S. authorities have moved to take $45 million that D’Amato is holding in seven accounts at Wells Fargo, Bank of America and an investment company. By Jay Weaver. Full Text -> MiamiHerald

 Stirred by breathless warnings of a socialist menace, Cuban Americans turned out for President Trump in massive numbers. Now those voters are presenting a new challenge for President-elect Joe Biden: How to reembrace the historic Obama-era opening with communist Cuba without ceding Florida to the Republicans in 2024. By Anthony Faiola and Karen DeYoung. Full Text -> TheWashingtonPost