Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chávez hijacked the country’s democratic institutions to maintain his hold on power. AP From President Trump’s risky outing from his hospital bed and the lack of information…

MIAMI — This year I’ll be voting for the first time in a U.S. presidential election. Registering to vote online, the option to mail-in my ballot or vote early —…

“After fleeing my home country a decade ago, I know that no American should take voting for granted.” Back then, I was a college student fighting for our freedoms by…

Despite the United States' multiple crises and poor leadership, I became an American because I know the country is bigger, and better, than one man. Mariana Atencio at her naturalization…

Even before the coronavirus, Venezuela's hospitals lacked running water, protective equipment and even power. Every Venezuelan deserves better. Mariana Atencio's mother was among the last people to leave Venezuela before…

CARACAS, VENEZUELA — It took me a second to understand that the sound interrupting my prayers was a phone ring. It was 5 a.m. here in the capital of my home…

Like for most everyone, the pandemic shook the very foundations of my life, especially when it dawned on us that the new normal wasn’t going away, but here to stay.…