Análisis de Aaron Blake, CNN

El choque inevitable entre el estilo de Gobierno caótico y centrado en sí mismo del presidente Donald Trump y el instinto de supervivencia política de los republicanos ha llegado.

Trump ha ignorado en gran medida la caída de sus niveles de aprobación y las encuestas que muestran cada vez más a los demócratas ganando las elecciones intermedias de 2026 por márgenes de hasta dos dígitos. Ha seguido adelante con iniciativas políticamente cuestionables como la guerra con Irán, su codiciado salón de baile y ahora un fondo de US$ 1.776 millones contra la “instrumentalización” de la justicia que, según el Gobierno, podría recompensar a personas que agredieron a policías.

Esta semana también respaldó al candidato al Senado por Texas Ken Paxton frente a un senador en funciones, pese al temor de que Paxton, cargado de controversias, pueda costarle al Partido Republicano un escaño clave en noviembre e incluso, aunque poco probable, la mayoría en el Senado.

Al parecer, incluso los habitualmente dóciles republicanos del Congreso tienen un punto de quiebre.

Tras oponerse con inusual firmeza esta semana al nuevo fondo contra la “instrumentalización” —al que calificaron como “absurdo”, “inexplicable” y “completamente estúpido y moralmente incorrecto”— los republicanos del Senado abandonaron Washington el jueves dejando en el limbo el proyecto de ley migratorio de Trump.

El líder de la mayoría en el Senado, John Thune, ha reconocido de forma sutil una fractura real en la relación entre la Casa Blanca y los republicanos del Congreso. Trump, el jueves, no refutó la idea de que podría estar perdiendo el control del bloque republicano en el Senado, y el viernes publicó dos mensajes a la defensiva sobre el fondo y su relación con los senadores republicanos.

Pero con menos de seis meses para las elecciones intermedias, ¿hacia dónde se dirige el partido?

En los últimos años, la apuesta más segura en Washington ha sido que los republicanos terminan cediendo ante Trump, al menos en parte. Un escéptico podría interpretar la salida de los senadores republicanos de la capital como una forma de evitar votaciones difíciles y esperar a que la situación se diluya.

Tal vez los legisladores terminen ajustando el fondo contra la “instrumentalización” en los márgenes —por ejemplo, prohibiendo compensaciones a los participantes del 6 de enero de 2021 que agredieron a policías— de manera que resulte más aceptable políticamente.

Pero la Casa Blanca ha dejado entrever que no aceptaría esos cambios. Y aun si se logra suavizar el impacto político del fondo para calmar los temores republicanos, quedaría sin resolver el tema del salón de baile de Trump.

La parlamentaria del Senado ha señalado que la solicitud del presidente de cientos de millones de dólares para la seguridad del salón no puede incluirse en el proyecto migratorio que requeriría solo mayoría simple en el Senado. Eso significa que no está claro cómo podría aprobarse ese financiamiento, incluso si los republicanos lo respaldaran.

Y aunque los legisladores republicanos suelen ser leales a Trump, nunca han enfrentado una situación

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KEYT) – A Falcon 9 launch of 24 Starlink satellites destined for low-Earth orbit is scheduled for Sunday, May 24, between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. Pacific Time.

A live webcast of the launch from Space Launch Complex 4 East will begin about ten minutes before liftoff. You can tune in to watch here or on SpaceX's X/Twitter account.

Following first-stage separation, the booster assigned to this mission will return to Earth to land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship awaiting in the Pacific Ocean.

A depiction of that launch sequence in shown in the image below.

There is the potential for one or more sonic booms to be heard across the region during the launch sequence, but how far the sound travels will depend on weather and other conditions at the time.

This will be the sixth flight for the Falcon 9 on this mission which previously launched: NROL-105 and four prior Starlink missions.

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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KEYT) – A Falcon 9 launch of 24 Starlink satellites destined for low-Earth orbit is scheduled for Sunday, May 24, between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. Pacific Time.

A live webcast of the launch from Space Launch Complex 4 East will begin about ten minutes before liftoff. You can tune in to watch here or on SpaceX's X/Twitter account.

Following first-stage separation, the booster assigned to this mission will return to Earth to land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship awaiting in the Pacific Ocean.

A depiction of that launch sequence in shown in the image below.

There is the potential for one or more sonic booms to be heard across the region during the launch sequence, but how far the sound travels will depend on weather and other conditions at the time.

This will be the sixth flight for the Falcon 9 on this mission which previously launched: NROL-105 and four prior Starlink missions.

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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Ramon Joseph Rivas pled guilty to second-degree murder earlier this week in connection with the 2024 stabbing death of his then-girlfriend, Jessica Marie Tinoco in front of her five children.

Rivas also admitted to all special allegations and aggravating factors when he entered his plea on May 20, 2026, including that the crime involved great violence, he used a deadly weapon, and this was his third strike offense under California's Three Strikes Law noted the Ventura County District Attorney's Office in a press release Friday.

On Sep. 27, 2024, officers responded to a reported stabbing at a Simi Valley home and when officers arrived at the scene, Rivas exited the home shirtless with blood on his upper torso and was taken into custody at the scene stated the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

Officers entered the home and found Tinoco lying just inside of the front door with multiple stab wounds to her face, abdomen, and arms and she was transported to Los Robles Hospital detailed the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

She was later pronounced dead at the hospital and an autopsy revealed she has suffered four fatal stab wounds during the attack added the local prosecutor's office.

According to the Ventura County District Attorney's Office, officers located a bent steak knife covered in blood in the living room and blood throughout the residence.

Detectives learned that the stabbing happened in front of Tinoco's five children during what witnesses shared was a domestic dispute explained the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

The children fled the residence during the attack noted the local prosecutor's office.

Rivas is currently scheduled for a sentencing hearing on July 9, 2026, where he faces a maximum sentence of 51 years to life in state prison and he remains in custody without bail shared the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

"This murder was a tragedy, but what made it so incomprehensible was the fact that the defendant murdered Jessica in front of her children," shared Senior Deputy District Attorney John Barrick. "There is no amount of time the defendant could serve in prison that could ever balance the scales of justice against the horrors the children witnessed and the complete disregard for their wellbeing the defendant demonstrated on September 27, 2024. Yet, I am hopeful today’s guilty plea will begin the healing process that the children and Jessica's family deserve."

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