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Top Democrat: Trump 'Project Freedom' pause another example of 'strategic incoherence'

6 May 2026 at 13:24
Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) on Tuesday said President Trump’s pause on "Project Freedom," the U.S. military's plan to escort ships out of the Strait of Hormuz, is another example of the leader's "strategic incoherence." “This is another example of the strategic incoherence that has dominated this whole operation. The president did not get the authority...

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  • US cancels visas for board of Costa Rica newspaper critical of Trump ally Oscar Lopez
    Leading newspaper La Nación calls US’s barring of board members ‘indirect attack on press freedom’ The US state department has cancelled tourist visas for more than half of the board members of Costa Rica’s leading national newspaper, La Nación, which has been a critical voice against the country’s president, Rodrigo Chaves, an ally of Donald Trump.During Chaves’s 2022 presidential campaign, La Nación published several articles documenting allegations of sexual harassment against him that had fo
     

US cancels visas for board of Costa Rica newspaper critical of Trump ally

6 May 2026 at 13:13

Leading newspaper La Nación calls US’s barring of board members ‘indirect attack on press freedom’

The US state department has cancelled tourist visas for more than half of the board members of Costa Rica’s leading national newspaper, La Nación, which has been a critical voice against the country’s president, Rodrigo Chaves, an ally of Donald Trump.

During Chaves’s 2022 presidential campaign, La Nación published several articles documenting allegations of sexual harassment against him that had forced him out of his job at the World Bank. The paper also reported on allegations of illegal campaign financing, which Chaves denied.

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© Photograph: Gustavo Garello/AP

© Photograph: Gustavo Garello/AP

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