enFRANCE 24’s coverage of the political, social and economic issues in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and across the Americas.https://www.france24.com/en/americas/Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:15:25 GMThttps://www.france24.com/en/massive-protests-against-trump-across-us Huge crowds protested Saturday against US President Donald Trump's actions and the war in Iran in "No Kings" rallies across the US and in Europe. Minnesota took centre stage, with thousands of people standing shoulder-to-shoulder to celebrate resistance to Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement. France 24 International Affairs Editor Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more. e61aaece-2b86-11f1-a045-b3f4fc800964Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:34:23 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/no-kings-rallies-draw-crowds-across-us Huge crowds protested Saturday against US President Donald Trump's actions and the war in Iran in "No Kings" rallies across the US and in Europe. Minnesota took centre stage, with thousands of people standing shoulder-to-shoulder to celebrate resistance to Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement. Wassim Cornet reports from Los Angeles. 9575d5de-2b4a-11f1-844a-079f16fa837aSun, 29 Mar 2026 08:54:13 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260328-anti-trump-protests-launch-on-third-no-kings-day-in-us More than 3,000 protests are planned across US cities on Saturday against US President Donald Trump at a time when his approval ratings are at an all-time low and midterm elections to be held in November. f239c4c8-2aec-11f1-a005-150b9ae9f207Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:28:46 GMTFRANCE24Americashttps://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260328-football-fever-comes-to-new-york-with-unveiling-of-france-s-world-cup-jersey The French Consulate in New York unveiled France's 2026 World Cup kits on Friday, featuring the mint-green away jersey, dubbed "Liberté", in tribute to the Statue of Liberty. The design symbolises the friendship between France and the US.  33783de4-2ac9-11f1-b6c9-97ed95b0df67Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:35:41 GMT© Jessica Le MasurierJessica LE MASURIERhttps://www.france24.com/en/football-fever-hits-nyc-as-france-unveils-team-jersey-for-world-cup Football fever has come to New York City ahead of the FIFA World Cup. The official jersey for the French national team was released this week. FRANCE 24's Jessica Le Masurier reports from New York. 1ae4695a-2aa2-11f1-9842-25c6e4d5462dSat, 28 Mar 2026 12:35:10 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/divide-among-men-above-and-under-35-cpac-highlights-generational-gop-split For the first time in nearly a decade, President Donald Trump did not attend one of the biggest annual meetings of conservatives. But even in his absence, the Conservative Political Action Conference revolved around him as well as the Iran war which has divided Trump supporters. "The real divide is among men above and under 35 years oid", said Todd Belt, professor and director of Political Management Program at George Washington University, citing a recent poll. Belt said men above 35 remain firm supporters of Trump while those younger no longer are. "It's breaking up the Republican Party," he added. 6bb4bb4c-2aa1-11f1-837b-01732e7aa6eeSat, 28 Mar 2026 12:32:53 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/cuba-holds-civilian-military-drills-amid-deepening-fuel-crisis Cuba held a nationwide civilian military exercise Friday involving weapons training and combat drills, part of a broader push to expand militarisation to youth under its “war of the entire people” doctrine, which authorities describe as a collective patriotic duty. The drills came amid a deepening humanitarian crisis for the island as it faces chronic fuel shortages due to a US oil blockade. 58099b9c-2a99-11f1-b008-6fc74923ff7cSat, 28 Mar 2026 11:33:08 GMTFRANCE24Americashttps://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260328-millions-expected-to-fill-american-streets-in-third-no-kings-protest-against-trump Huge crowds protested Saturday against US President Donald Trump's actions and the war in Iran in "No Kings" rallies across the US and in Europe. Minnesota took centre stage, with thousands of people standing shoulder-to-shoulder to celebrate resistance to Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement.  f6f0223c-2a6a-11f1-afd1-d14aa2456456Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:57:11 GMT© Ringo Chiu, ReutersFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260327-iran-war-tests-maga-s-america-first-credo-1 Donald #Trump was elected on the promise to put 'America first', ruling out foreign wars. As the conflict in #Iran nears its first month, support among #MAGA remains high - but some cracks are appearing. f1abdfc2-29d5-11f1-a69c-7d697408acb3Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:10:26 GMTFRANCE24Spotlighthttps://www.france24.com/en/as-maduro-appears-in-new-york-court-venezuela-s-state-apparatus-remains-in-place François Picard is pleased to welcome Christopher Sabatini, Senior Research Fellow for Latin America, the US and the Americas program at Chatham House. According to Sabatini, the removal of a head of state like Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro through external force may appear, at first glance, as a decisive rupture. Yet what unfolds beneath the surface reveals continuity rather than transformation. The structures of power, the networks of coercion and the embedded systems of corruption do not dissolve with the extraction of a single leader. 9ad46342-2965-11f1-aab1-1563bd03234eFri, 27 Mar 2026 07:48:22 GMTFrançois PICARDAmericashttps://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260327-trump-s-signature-to-appear-on-us-currency-in-first-for-sitting-president President Donald Trump's signature will soon appear on all new US paper currency, the first time in history that a sitting president has signed American money, the Treasury Department announced Thursday. The move is just the latest example of Trump pushing his name and likeness on US institutions.  4ef32a16-29ac-11f1-914c-8da1ece752baFri, 27 Mar 2026 07:33:28 GMT© Julia Demaree Nikhinson, APFRANCE 24Americashttps://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260327-trump-to-order-immediate-pay-for-tsa-as-41-day-shutdown-continues President Donald Trump said Thursday he would order the immediate payment of TSA agents as Congress struggles to end a 41-day funding shutdown that has snarled airports, left workers unpaid and forced officials to consider emergency measures, including shifting money or invoking a national emergency. e489b1be-2973-11f1-a2a4-e704d99ee735Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:28:34 GMT© Gene J. Puskar, APFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260326-as-war-of-choice-escalates-into-international-crisis-miller-says-trump-has-no-strategy-1 Genie Godula welcomes Aaron David Miller, former State Department Middle East negotiator, and Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. According to Miller, Trump's war on Iran is evolving into systemic entrapment, in which regional dynamics involving Iran, Israel, and the US have escalated into an all-out international crisis. Miller argues that Iranians are ready for "serious negotiation", but doubts Trump's pathway to peace: "I don't think you can do this in phone calls on the back of a cocktail napkin or indirectly negotiated vis-a-vis the Pakistanis or Turks." 1ee5a45a-2940-11f1-80ea-75236a716b92Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:45:45 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/tehran-assumes-war-is-behind-them-iran-will-not-capitulate-trump-has-it-all-wrong Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Danny Citrinowicz, Senior Researcher in the Iran and Shi'ite Axis Program at the Institute for National Security Studies. According to Citrinowicz, the trajectory of the war in Iran hinges not on battlefield dominance alone, but on competing perceptions of resilience, legitimacy, and leverage. Despite America's overwhelming military asymmetry, the Iranian regime interprets its endurance as a form of strategic success, reinforcing its bargaining position and diminishing the likelihood of near-term diplomatic resolution. 190e4464-2932-11f1-a21e-47d61de01435Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:30:53 GMTFRANCE24Americashttps://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260326-russian-tanker-near-cuba-tests-us-resolve-on-blockade Russian officials confirmed Wednesday that Moscow is sending fuel to Cuba as humanitarian aid, intensifying geopolitical tensions as a Russian oil tanker likely bound for the island approaches the Caribbean. Moscow’s announcement comes amid a US effort to choke off oil supplies to Havana that has led to a worsening energy crisis and an unfolding humanitarian disaster.  b37b3210-292c-11f1-8b83-05938b653746Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:16:11 GMT© France Médias Monde graphic studioSébastian SEIBTAmericashttps://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260326-ousted-venezuelan-president-maduro-to-appear-in-new-york-court Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro appeared in a New York courtroom Thursday for the second time since his dramatic capture by US forces in January. Maduro faces multiple charges, including drug trafficking and weapons offences.  bcedfda8-28b6-11f1-afb8-6b2435aeb5fdThu, 26 Mar 2026 01:54:33 GMT© Jane Rosenberg, ReutersFRANCE 24Americashttps://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260325-california-jury-finds-meta-youtube-liable-in-landmark-social-media-trial A California jury found both Meta and YouTube liable for $3 million in damages in a landmark lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services. The case, along with several others, has been randomly selected as a bellwether trial, meaning its outcome could impact how thousands of similar lawsuits filed against social media companies play out.  94c0e45a-2878-11f1-a2db-95b287f94bf2Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:11:57 GMT© Frederic J. Brown, AFPFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/suspicious-bets-placed-on-us-iran-strikes-trigger-insider-trading-concerns Before financial markets opened in the United States on March 25, the US president stepped back from a threat to target Iranian energy sites. But 15 minutes before Trump's statement, thousands of oil contracts were traded - meaning anyone who placed bet on crude prices dropping would have made a lot of money. It's raising questions on if anyone acted on insider knowledge. 6f70dcb4-2850-11f1-ba81-8710e9bc8a25Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:57:18 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/new-mexico-trial-finds-meta-chose-growth-and-profit-over-children-s-safety A jury in New Mexico found on March 25 that the social media giant's platforms are harmful to children’s mental health and imposed a $375 million penalty. The trial is the first of several to be held in 2026 regarding social media child safety. The New Mexico jury found that the tech giant knowingly misled users when it came to child safety, and chose 'growth and profit' first, as FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet explains from Los Angeles. 141b06d8-284f-11f1-b061-7fba29d2fcf5Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:51:37 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/first-flotilla-boat-arrives-in-cuba-to-deliver-aid-amid-crisis The first of three humanitarian aid boats carrying activists and crucial goods has arrived in Cuba from Mexico as groups around the world mobilize to supply the Cuban people with aid amid a US imposed fuel blockade. As fuel supplies run dry, the island has been experiencing widespread blackouts, and the country's crumbling infrastructure is nearing a breaking point. c204ff5a-2832-11f1-b019-df91dc240b52Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:14:55 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/meta-platforms-found-guilty-of-harming-children-s-health-and-safety-in-us-state-trial A jury in the US state of New Mexico determined on March 25, that Meta misled consumers over safety and enabled harm against users especially children, hiding what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its social media platforms. The company which owns WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook must pay a penalty of $375 million. The landmark decision comes after a nearly seven-week trial. A Meta spokesperson said the company disagrees with the verdict and will appeal. 5d590c90-2832-11f1-8242-47e883b60ad4Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:05:46 GMTFRANCE24Americashttps://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260325-democrats-projected-to-win-back-florida-district-home-to-trump-mar-a-lago The US Democratic Party has flipped a Florida state legislative district that is home to US President Donald Trump's lavish Mar-a-Lago estate. Emily Gregory will represent the district as a state representative.  9c2b08e0-2816-11f1-842c-435283fa6100Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:11:24 GMT© Jim Watson, AFPFRANCE 24Americashttps://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260324-meta-ordered-to-pay-375-million-over-child-exploitation-in-landmark-verdict A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found social media giant Meta liable for making children vulnerable to predators and other online dangers across its platforms, marking one of the first major jury rulings on child safety in the social media era.  fc4c9c1a-27cc-11f1-bdfc-53a86139b754Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:01:17 GMT© Jemal Countess, Getty Images North America via AFPFRANCE 24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260324-oil-refinery-explosion-reported-in-texas Local officials warned residents near a Texas oil refinery on Monday to immediately shelter-in-place "in light of the recent explosion" at Valero's Port Arthur Refinery. Local media reports showed tall flames and a plume of black smoke rising from the refinery. 872aacee-27a2-11f1-af3d-91be82d60c7aTue, 24 Mar 2026 17:05:24 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260324-united-states-ice-agents-patrol-airports-amid-govt-shutdown US immigration agency began deploying to major airports on Monday, as officials scrambled to ease mounting travel disruption during a prolonged, partial government shutdown. The move places Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel – already under intense scrutiny after fatal shootings linked to immigration operations – in highly visible roles at crowded transport hubs across the country. 16e0f768-2798-11f1-9e8a-75ced2267bf0Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:54:56 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/who-is-the-new-us-homeland-security-chief-markwayne-mullin Following a 54 to 45 Senate vote, Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin has been appointed the new Department of Homeland Security Secretary of the United States of America. He takes the helm of an agency in transition following the high-profile dismissal of Kristi Noem earlier in March. 8130ef1a-278e-11f1-b6fa-f13a4261b123Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:44:13 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/us-and-french-totalenergies-reach-1-billion-deal-to-end-wind-farm-project French energy giant Total is abandoning its plans to build offshore wind farms, a move critics call a massive backsliding for the planet. In a billion-dollar deal signed in Houston, the company is pivoting back to fossil fuels, leaving the public to wonder, who actually benefits from this reversal? a475ecb0-2788-11f1-b08b-275dbee7d026Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:11:39 GMTFRANCE24https://www.france24.com/en/what-do-we-know-about-the-negotiations-between-the-us-and-iran It's day 25 of the US and Israel's war with Iran, and US President Donald Trump claims that "very good" talks are underway to end combat. He said that because of this, the US will hold off on striking Iranian power plants. But Iranian officials have contradicted this - downplaying Trump's threats and saying he's actually backing down. 58f23ff2-2781-11f1-b73f-275dbee7d026Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:00:24 GMTFRANCE24Focushttps://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/focus/20260324-in-us-thousands-of-cuban-migrants-who-arrived-legally-fear-deportation Cubans, who have historically received preferential treatment from the US, have not been spared by President Donald Trump's war on immigration. The US has ended family reunification and legal immigration from Cuba by adding the island to its travel ban. It has also suspended temporary protection programmes, exposing thousands of people who arrived legally to deportation to a country suffering from severe US sanctions and crippling electricity blackouts. b7fc95ca-26d1-11f1-97b3-872f11f6ae32Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:35:53 GMTFanny ALLARDhttps://www.france24.com/en/video/20260324-at-least-66-killed-in-military-plane-crash-in-colombia A military transport plane with 125 people on board, mostly soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, killing at least 66 people and leaving dozens injured, the head of Colombia’s armed forces said. 93f28fe8-2773-11f1-8ace-6792f6e2d889Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:21:17 GMTFRANCE24