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Latino voters are ‘no longer sleeping,’ Univision president warns GOP, Dems

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Ahead of the 2026 midterms, Televisa Univision President Ignacio Meyer is calling for a revamping of political priorities with the key Latino voting bloc, «a sleeping giant that is no longer sleeping.»

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«Hispanic voters are largely sophisticated, are largely independent, and they want to be swayed by issues,» Meyer told Axios publisher Nicholas Johnston on Saturday at a SXSW event in Texas, urging both major political parties to «look at how they’re speaking to Hispanic voters.»

«They do not want to be spoken to about partisan politics.»

With the 2026 midterms prepped to set the table for the U.S., Congress and the White House, Meyer added the Latino vote is «largely up for grabs» and there is a «big disconnect» with it.

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Univision President Ignacio Meyer is warning both Republicans and Democrats to reach Hispanic voters in «their language» before the 2026 midterms. (Mireya Acierto/Getty Images)

«The Hispanic population has been called the great sleeping giant,» he added. «It’s no secret that it’s no longer sleeping. They’re awake. They’re influential, the largest growing demographic in the United States across culture, sports, news, any one of the segments.»

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President Donald Trump’s border security and legal immigration policies are a lot more popular with Latino voters than Democrats might have imagined. Trump won more than 48% of the vote in his sweeping 2024 presidential election, winning all of the key battleground states.

Meyer pointed to the recent Texas primaries, saying addressing Hispanic voters in their language is key, urging spending early and often – a boon for his network.

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President Donald Trump’s progress with Hispanic voters has helped make the voting bloc a key battleground in election cycles. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

«Those that did their homework won,» he said, adding those that didn’t «lost, and they lost big.»

«I’m not a huge expert on politics,» he admitted, trying to play both sides to keep the campaign funds flowing in the political battlegrounds, but «balance of power in both the House and the Senate is going to be swung by very few races this year.»

«Out of all of those races, every single one has a high-density Hispanic population. Every single one of those voting blocs is up for grabs, and they want to be spoken to about the issues that are important to them.»

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María Isabel Ramirez prepares dinner with the help of her sons Alex,18, and Andy, 20, on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. (The Washington Post / Contributor)

Univision is the largest American Spanish-language television network, targeting Latino audiences, and is the way to speak to Hispanic voters «in their language,» which politicians do not do enough, according to Meyer.

«Why would our civil servants not speak to us in the language and the culture that we deserve to be spoken to, and talk to us about the issues that we deserve to be spoken to?» he asked.

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«I think people would like to oversimplify what it’s like to be a U.S. Hispanic in the United States. When you come from another country, you have to fight for your place with different circumstances, different language.»

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Latinos should not be a «check-the-box» voting bloc to reach.

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«Big growing population, check the box, spend X amount of money, spend it late – only in that window – and let it go: It’ll work,» he said of miscalculating political campaigns. «Well, there’s no magic.»

«It takes commitment.»

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Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, who also spoke on the panel, said Democrats’ losses among Latino voters reflect a broader disconnect with working-class concerns. He argued the party must focus on economic issues such as lowering prices and improving household finances to regain support.

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Música para bebés cuando suenan las alarmas y preocupación por la gente mayor que no baja a los refugios: así viven la guerra los argentinos en Tel Aviv

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Cuando las alarmas suenan en su celular, Jennifer silencia el teléfono y, con un nudo en la garganta, pone música para bebés. Tom, su primer hijo, nació hace seis semanas y, mientras pueda, Jenny va a tratar de que las sirenas que anuncian la oleada de misiles sobre Tel Aviv no rocen los oídos de su bebé.

Jennifer es porteña. Tiene 38 años y emigró a Israel hace 7. Su hermano mayor y uno de sus primos ya vivían en la capital israelí y ella, que trabajaba como contadora en Buenos Aires, se entusiasmó con mudarse y capitalizar las posibilidades que Israel ofrece a los judíos de otras partes del mundo que, como ella, deciden hacer pie en su territorio.

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Con las ayudas y los cursos de hebreo financiados por el Estado, Jennifer se instaló en la capital y consiguió un puesto como contadora. “Te ayudan a integrarte, a diseñar tu currículum en hebreo”, cuenta a Clarín.

Ahora está con licencia por maternidad: los primeros tres meses son pagos y, aunque ella decida prolongar su baja, conserva el puesto de trabajo por un año.

“Desde que llegué, se pudrió todo -ironiza Jennifer-. Primero el coronavirus y luego la guerra. Al principio, cuando escuchaba las sirenas, me agarraban ataques de pánico”.

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Sin embargo, no está en sus planes volver, por más que en la Argentina de hoy gobierne un presidente tan en sintonía con la religión judía como Javier Milei.

Buscó intencionalmente el bebé que acaba de dar a luz en Tel Aviv y sigue apostando a su vida en Israel.

Cien mil argentinos

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Los argentinos que viven aquí, según fuentes de la embajada de nuestro país, son unos 100 mil. Representan la comunidad latinoamericana más numerosa en suelo israelí.

A principios de marzo, con el espacio aéreo de Israel cerrado, los argentinos varados por el conflicto eran unos 200. La cifra va disminuyendo a medida que las compañías aéreas, sobre todo la línea israelí El Al, reanudan, a cuentagotas, sus vuelos.

En la madrugada de este domingo, las alarmas no dejaron dormir en Tel Aviv. Irán lanzó siete misiles cargados con bombas de racimo que dañaron calles y edificios en el centro de la capital.

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Un policía israelí inspecciona los restos de un vehículo incendiado después de que Israel interceptara un misil balístico de Irán, este domingo, en Tel Aviv. Foto: EFE

Este domingo, la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica amenazó de muerte al primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu. “Sin descanso”, será la persecución al primer ministro, según advirtieron.

El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Israel, Gideon Saar, afirmó, por su parte, que la ofensiva contra Irán durará hasta que se eliminen las “amenazas existenciales”.

Irán confirmó el debut de Sejil, un misil balístico de combustible sólido que alcanza hasta 2.000 kilómetros y carga ojivas de entre 500 y 1.000 kilos.

Refugio para el bebé

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Para evitar corridas con el recién nacido en brazos, Jennifer y su pareja, Eyal, armaron el cuarto del bebé en la habitación blindada que tienen en el departamento donde viven, en el centro de Tel Aviv.

Contar con un cuarto de seguridad fue la condición indispensable cuando buscaron casa. “Dormimos todas las noches allí para que Tom no se altere y para no tener que levantarnos de madrugada, cada vez que suenan las sirenas”, dice Jenny mientras toma mate en el living de su casa, un cuarto piso del barrio de Ramat Gan.

En la habitación blindada hay provisiones de sobra. Pañales, mamaderas, jarra térmica para calentar agua y leche de fórmula para recién nacidos. En un cuerpo de mamá que acaba de dar a luz, el estrés que segregan los tiempos de guerra a veces complica hasta los gestos más primarios, como amamantar.

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Los papás de Jenny, Ruthy y Sergio, viajaron a Tel Aviv en enero desde Buenos Aires. “La idea era acompañarla durante las últimas semanas de embarazo, llegar a tiempo para el nacimiento del bebé y ayudarla con la rutina diaria. Pero la guerra trastocó todo”, dice a Clarín Ruthy, que desde su casa porteña, a 12.300 kilómetros de donde acaba de nacer su primer nieto, controla las alarmas que saltan en Tel Aviv.

“Se descargó la app y, cuando ve que sonó alguna, nos llama o nos manda whatsapp para saber si estamos a salvo”, cuenta Jenny.

“Dios nos ayudó. Y no nos abandona”

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La primera de la familia que se enteró que Jennifer esperaba un bebé, sin embargo, fue su abuela, la bobe Raquel. “Guardé el secreto”, dice a Clarín, orgullosa de su discreción.

Raquel vive en Parque Chas, en la misma casa en la que nació, hace 91 años. El 29 de julio cumplirá los 92. “Dios nos ayudó. Y no nos abandona”, dice Raquel, lúcida, conversadora y de buen talante.

“Vine para acompañar el nacimiento de mi primer bisnieto y lo pude hacer -agrega-. Es una lástima que no podamos pasear más, por las alarmas. Pero estoy contenta de estar acá”.

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A los 91, Raquel, flamante bisabuela de Tom, viajó desde Buenos Aires para estar presente cuando el bebé naciera. No sabe si va a poder volver a su casa.

No es la primera vez que Raquel visita en Isreal: “Ya vine otras siete veces. La primera fue en el 79 o el 80, porque mis hijas viajaban a hacer tareas comunitarias a los kibutz”.

Además de sus nietos y bisnieto, Raquel tiene una hija, amigos y ex alumnos -fue maestra- radicados en distintas ciudades israelíes. “Estoy preocupada porque la gente grande, de mi edad, ya no va a los refugios cuando suenan las sirenas -comparte-. Tengo amigos que me dicen: ‘No tengo fuerzas para bajar las escaleras’. Yo les digo que tienen que hacer caso”.

“No se pueden entregar así”, se queja.

“Cuando suenan las sirenas, todos los edificios tienen la puerta abierta para que la gente que está por calle pase a refugiarse -subraya Raquel-. En Buenos Aires, ¿Quién le abre la puerta de su casa a extraños?”

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Con los segundos contados

La distancia entre la casa de Jennifer y el departamento que sus papás y su abuela alquilaron por Airbnb se recorre, caminando con serenidad, en 15 minutos. Jenny comprobó que, a paso veloz y con el cochecito del bebé, puede reducir los minutos a casi la mitad: logra hacer el recorrido en 8.

“Eso me da tiempo a volver a casa si suenan las alertas en el celular ya que nos dan 10 minutos para buscar refugio antes de la sirena”, cuenta Jennifer.

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Jennifer, con Tom en brazos, acompañada por su familia argentina. De izquierda a derecha: Sergio, su papá; Ruthy, su mamá; su pareja, Eyal; su abuela Raquel y su primo Matías, que vive en Tel Aviv.

Ruthy ya piensa en la despedida: “Me angustia dejarlos, cuando tengamos que volver a Buenos Aires. Todo lo que tenemos se queda en Israel. Pero me tranquiliza ver que están más cuidados que en Argentina”, dice.

“Lo que valen diez minutos en la vida (el lapso entre las alarmas en los celulares y las sirenas que anuncian la llegada de un ataque) lo aprendes acá”, reflexiona Sergio, el esposo de Ruthy.

Los padres y la abuela de Jennifer llegaron a Israel el 19 de enero, en tiempos serenos, y tienen fecha de regreso a Buenos Aires para el 3 de abril. ¿Podrán volver a casa?

El portavoz de las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI), Effie Defrin, confirmó este domingo que, por lo menos hasta la Pascua judía -es decir, hasta dentro de tres semanas-, continuarán las operaciones contra Irán.

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“Tenemos miles de objetivos por delante”, aseguró Defrin.

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Iran arrests dozens accused of spying for Israel in new internal crackdown

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Iranian authorities say they have arrested dozens of people accused of spying for Israel across several provinces, according to state media reports over the weekend.

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Fars, a news agency affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported Sunday the West Azerbaijan prosecutor’s office had arrested 20 individuals in the northwestern city of Urmia for allegedly providing Israel with information about military, police and security sites.

On Saturday, Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence said it had arrested several «enemy operatives» across the country, including a 10-member group in Mazandaran province and another 10-member network in Khorasan Razavi province, according to Tasnim, a semi-official news agency.

Authorities said the suspects transferred the locations of military installations and economic infrastructure and shared coordinates of public places, academic institutions and research centers with Israel.

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Policemen stand on top of a patrol car during a rally supporting Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, successor to his late father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran’s supreme leader, in Tehran, Iran, on March 9, 2026. (Vahid Salemi/AP)

In southern Khuzestan province, intelligence officials also reported arresting a three-person «terrorist team» accused of carrying out armed attacks against security forces and government facilities. 

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The Wall Street Journal reported last week that Israel has relied on tips from ordinary Iranians to identify targets for strikes inside Iran, citing a senior Israeli security official.

The newspaper said information about potential targets is sent through Israeli Persian-language social media accounts and is verified by Israeli authorities before strikes are carried out.

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A woman holds an Iranian flag during the funeral and burial of Ali Shamkhani at Imamzadeh Saleh in northern Tehran, Iran, on March 14, 2026. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

In a separate development, Bahraini authorities said Sunday they arrested five people accused of passing sensitive information to the IRGC and helping recruit operatives for potential attacks inside the country.

According to a statement from Bahrain’s Police Media Center, the suspects allegedly collected and transmitted coordinates and images of sensitive locations, including hotels, to the IRGC.

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Officials said one suspect previously received training at IRGC camps in «trafficking persons and recruiting operatives to participate in implementing terrorist plots.»

The five detainees were referred to Bahrain’s Public Prosecution, while a sixth suspect identified in the case is believed to be a fugitive abroad.

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Top California librarian questioned about missing $650K tied to Dolly Parton child literacy program

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California state librarian Greg Lucas is facing scrutiny from lawmakers after roughly $650,000 tied to a statewide literacy program connected to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library could not be accounted for.

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The issue surfaced during a Thursday Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education hearing, which examined how funds were distributed for California’s participation in the book-gifting program.

Documents shared by the subcommittee as part of its hearing agenda claim that a nonprofit created to help administer the program reported spending roughly $1.2 million, while bank statements provided to Senate budget staff showed $555,000 in expenditures, leaving about $649,000 without supporting documentation.

«I find this to be incredibly concerning,» said state Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez, D-Pasadena, chair of the subcommittee. «There’s $650,000 that’s been unaccounted for in a program, a bipartisan effort that was intended to increase literacy among children. This is incredibly serious.»

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California state Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez speaks during a press conference at Pasadena City Hall in Los Angeles County on June 23, 2025. (Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)

State Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, also criticized the lack of documentation, saying the situation raised serious concerns about transparency and oversight.

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«That makes no sense,» Grove said during the hearing. «And that reeks of horrific no transparency and potential fraud.»

The California state library did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Lawmakers said Senate budget staff had requested financial records from the Strong Reader Partnership, the nonprofit created to help administer the program, multiple times, including receipts, invoices and bank statements to corroborate expenses.

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Shelves filled with nonfiction books inside the West Hollywood Library.

Senate Bill 1183, signed in 2022, created California’s statewide Dolly Parton Imagination Library program, which sends free books to children from birth to age 5 to encourage early literacy. (Noah Sauve/iStock Editorial via Getty Images)

According to the subcommittee, those requests were made on several occasions between November 2025 and February 2026, but the documentation had not been provided.

During the hearing, Lucas acknowledged that lawmakers had received bank statements accounting for roughly $555,000 in spending but disputed the claim that the funds were unaccounted for.

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«I don’t believe that’s correct,» he said. «I mean, we received a final report on the disposition of the money by the Strong Reader Partnership, which has expressed, and we’ve passed this on to you as well, the difficulty in obtaining some of this information because they no longer have any money or members of the partnership since the money was transferred to the Imagination Library.»

He added that his agency has repeatedly asked the nonprofit for additional records and pledged to continue requesting the information.

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Members of the California state Senate, during a hearing on education, speak with Greg Lucas, California’s top librarian, on March 12, 2026. (Credit: California State Senate)

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A spokesperson for the state library told ABC10 in a statement: «The California State Library takes seriously its responsibility to ensure transparency and accountability in the taxpayer dollars entrusted to it. The State Library has provided the Legislature with all documentation in its possession and has repeatedly requested additional records from the Strong Reader partnership. The California State Library remains committed to cooperating fully with all legislative oversight and maintaining accountability in the administration of public funds.»

Pérez gave Lucas seven days to produce the financial records, saying the subcommittee expected invoices and receipts detailing how the money was spent.

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