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February 4, 2025

US begins flying migrants to Guantanamo Bay

The Trump administration has begun flying detained illegal migrants from the U.S. to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday.

January 24, 2025

Plea to President Trump: Tell Cuba to hand over terrorist killers it is harboring

Fifty years ago today, the Puerto Rican separatist group, the FALN, bombed Manhattan's historic Fraunces Tavern, but no one has ever been charged in the attack.

January 15, 2025

‘Sinking the Democratic Party’: Biden’s Cuba move spurs rare bipartisan condemnation in key electoral state

Florida Democrats torched outgoing President Joe Biden after he decided to remove Cuba's state-sponsor-of-terrorism designation.

January 15, 2025

Democrats and Republicans criticize Biden admin's Cuba detente

The Biden administration earned blowback from both Democrats and Republicans for moving to nix Cuba's state sponsor of terrorism designation.

January 14, 2025

White House removes Cuba's state sponsor of terrorism designation, reversing Trump administration move

The Biden administration lifted Cuba's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism on Tuesday, four years after the Trump White House issued the designation.

January 7, 2025

Biden admin appeals plea agreements with Guantánamo detainees, including 9/11 mastermind

The Biden administration is asking for a federal appeals court to temporarily block a plea deal agreement with three detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

December 18, 2024

Pentagon transfers out 3 Guantanamo Bay detainees

Three Guantanamo Bay detainees were transferred out of Cuba this week to Malaysia and Kenya, the Pentagon announced, leaving 27 remaining at the facility.

December 12, 2024

China denies new report linking CCP to four sites in Cuba allegedly used to spy on the US

The Center for Strategic and International Studies released a report last week detailing facilities in Cuba that it claims China may be using to gather signal intelligence on the U.S.

October 23, 2024

GOP lawmaker warns Cuban blackouts are an admonition against a Kamala Harris presidency

Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez, R-Fla., who represents part of Miami and the Keys, drew a connection between the crises facing Cuba and the politics of Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders

October 19, 2024

Cuba working to reestablish electrical service after second grid collapse

Cuba's government is reportedly working to reestablish electrical service across the country after the national grid collapsed for the second time since midday Friday.