Probable Democratic candidate Joe Biden has entered the battle for control of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), opposing the nomination of the hard-line Cuban-American against the dictatorships of Cuba and Venezuela who has been nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the institution. In response to a question I sent last week, the Biden campaign told me in an email that Biden considers Trump’s candidate to head the IDB, Mauricio Claver-Carone, to be “too ideological” and “unqualified” to the post. By Mayhill.J.Fowler. Full Text-> OffThe Bus

“There is absolutely nothing we can do for Venezuela,” Moreno said. “There’s no country in the history of humanity that has seen a contraction as deep as that of Venezuela without having had a war or a natural disaster or both. By Vivian Sequera, Mayela Armas and Brian Ellsworth. Full Text-> WKZO