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Evo Morales accuses Luis Arce of aligning with Donald Trump and the U.S.

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales (2006–2019) stated this Sunday that President Luis Arce is a “close ally” of U.S. President Donald Trump, citing several events he sees as “alignments” with right-wing politics and imperialism.
“I don’t know how things will go for Donald Trump, who is clearly Lucho’s [Luis Arce] great ally now—it’s becoming evident,” Morales said on his Sunday radio program, broadcast by Kawsachun Coca.
Morales referenced the participation of Debra Hevia, the U.S. Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires in Bolivia, in the official celebration of the anniversary of the Plurinational State of Bolivia on January 22.
“That picture we saw of the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires sitting next to people wearing ponchos and polleras (the skirts of Aymara women)—please,” the former president criticized, referring to Hevia’s seating arrangement alongside indigenous and peasant leaders.
He also claimed that President Arce “congratulated” Trump just hours after the latter was sworn in as president of the United States.
“Lucho congratulated a president who punishes Cuba, expels migrants, and disregards our policy of universal citizenship,” said Morales, the former leader of the ruling Movement for Socialism (MAS).
Bolivia and the United States have maintained relations at the chargé d’affaires level since 2008 when Morales expelled then-U.S. Ambassador Philip Goldberg and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), accusing them of allegedly conspiring against his government.
In November 2024, Morales accused Trump, who was not yet the U.S. president, of funding a “coup” in 2019 when Morales was in office. He also accused Trump of supporting President Arce’s government today.
This Sunday, Morales declared that “the empire orchestrated” the military uprising of June 26 last year, which he referred to as an “auto-coup.”
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Trump to build $200M ballroom at the White House by 2028

The U.S. government under President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that it will begin construction in September on a new 8,000-square-meter ballroom at the White House.
The announcement was made by Karoline Leavitt, the administration’s press secretary, during a briefing in which she explained that the expansion responds to the need for a larger venue to host “major events.”
“Other presidents have long wished for a space capable of accommodating large gatherings within the White House complex… President Trump has committed to solving this issue,” Leavitt told reporters.
The project is estimated to cost $200 million, fully funded through donations from Trump himself and other “patriots,” according to a government statement. Construction is scheduled to begin in September and is expected to be completed before Trump’s term ends in 2028.
The Clark Construction Group, a Virginia-based company known for projects such as the Capital One Arena and L’Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C., has been selected to lead the project.
The new ballroom will be built on the East Wing of the White House, expanding the iconic residence with a space designed for state dinners, official ceremonies, and large-scale events.
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Three salvadorans in Florida sentenced in $146 million construction tax fraud scheme

Three Salvadoran residents living in Orlando, Florida, were sentenced for conspiracy to commit tax fraud and wire fraud involving a scheme exceeding $146 million in the construction industry, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida. The sentence was handed down by federal judge Timothy J. Corrigan on Tuesday, July 29.
Eduardo Aníbal Escobar (45) was sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison, Carlos Alberto Rodríguez (36) to 3 years and 4 months, and Adelmy Tejada (57) to 18 months in prison, followed by 6 months of house arrest. All three pled guilty on April 3, 2025.
In addition to the prison terms, the court ordered restitution payments totaling $36,957,616 to the IRS for unpaid payroll taxes, and $397,895 to two insurers for workers’ compensation claims related to the scheme.
Escobar and Rodríguez are permanent legal residents originally from El Salvador, while Tejada is a naturalized U.S. citizen of Salvadoran origin.
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“Thank God, there were no victims,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov during his daily press briefing.
The presidential representative stated that “all alert systems were activated in time, and evacuations were organized for residents in areas requiring it in response to tsunami threats.”
“Overall, the seismic resilience of the buildings proved effective (…) Therefore, we can say that the technological preparedness demonstrated a high level,” Peskov added.
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