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The United States, Mexico, and Canada should be united under a European Union-style transnational government, declared far-left Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador last month in barely noticed comments. The controversial remarks come as regional governments modeled on the EU proliferate and absorb once-sovereign nations around the world.   Speaking during an event marking the 110th anniversary of the U.S. military’s occupation ...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva and his allies in the judicial branch have turned Brazil into a “dictatorship” that is persecuting dissidents, political leaders, and journalists while violating basic human rights, a coalition of Brazilian lawmakers and journalists said in Washington on March 12. U.S. lawmakers expressed grave concerns about the developments as well, with Rep. Chris Smith ...