Colombia/Latin America

Inside the violent battle on the Venezuela-Colombia border (VICE News)

Meet the Women Who Detonate Land Mines in Colombia’s Former War Zones (Teen Vogue)

Kitchenware cacophony: How 'cacerolazos' became the symbol of Colombia’s anti-government protests (Public Radio International)

How to Keep the Colombian Peace Deal Alive (Foreign Policy)

U.S.-Mexico Border/Immigration

How Covid-19 is threatening Central America's economic lifeline (BBC)

COVID Slows Migration to the United States (Voice of America)

‘Should I be planning for the worst?’: Uncertainty looms as DREAMers fight for justice (ThinkProgress)

Passage Prevented: Trump’s border wall threatens delicate wildlife habitat (Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting)

U.S. Politics

The Trump Administration Just Rolled Back Rights for Transgender Prisoners (Refinery29)

Trump picks top Koch recipient for secretary of state (OpenSecrets.org)

Note: Cited on Senate floor at confirmation hearing, printed on Congressional Record.

Flake, witnesses recall ‘indiscriminate firing’ at lawmakers in attack (Arizona PBS/Cronkite News)

As Paul Ryan rose through the House, his money rose with him (OpenSecrets.org; C-SPAN)

Metro/Breaking

It runs in her culture': Spelling bees transforming one Navajo community (The Arizona Republic)

Schools serving Navajos hope for bus aid (The Arizona Republic)

Anti-Trump billboard artist receives death threats (USA Today; The Arizona Republic)

A hotel, a war and a family tethered to Phoenix's history (The Arizona Republic)

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