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May 6

White House torches Jayapal over Cuba oil outreach: Dems ‘sip margaritas with terrorists’

Rep. Pramila Jayapal faces backlash after saying she spoke with foreign ambassadors about getting oil to Cuba despite U.S. sanctions on the island.

May 4

Cuban ambassador rejects ‘surrender’ talk, calls for US negotiations as sanctions tighten

Cuba's ambassador says Havana remains open to negotiations with Washington despite mounting U.S. sanctions targeting oil supplies and trade partners.

May 1

Trump teases US will be 'taking over' Cuba 'almost immediately' in Florida speech

Speaking at a Palm Beach forum, Trump appeared to joke the U.S. would be “taking over" Cuba “almost immediately" and that he'll "finish a job" in Iran first.

April 28

Dem plot to limit Trump war powers on Cuba fails as GOP falls in line with military action abroad

Republicans blocked Senate Democrats' war powers resolution seeking to prevent President Donald Trump from taking military action against Cuba without Congress' approval.

April 22

Child reunited with mom after transgender dad, partner allegedly kidnap abroad amid gender surgery fears: feds

Federal authorities allege a Utah child was taken to Cuba during a planned camping trip, sparking an international parental kidnapping investigation.

April 22

Rep Ilhan Omar's daughter strikes hard-core communist pose as mom battles claims she is rich

Questions surround Rep. Ilhan Omar's daughter Isra Hirsi and her ties to pro-communist organizations, including CodePink and The People's Forum.

April 21

Feds arrest illegal immigrant repeat offender they say dodged deportation for decades amid sanctuary policies

ICE detains Cuban illegal immigrant Eledoro Valenzuela Rodriguez after decades of evading deportation, blaming sanctuary city policies for his release.

April 10

Cuban president clashes with NBC’s Welker over question about stepping down, presses if she asks same of Trump

Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel pushed back when NBC's Kristen Welker asked if he would step down, calling Cuba a free sovereign state not subject to U.S. demands.

April 6

Pair of Democrat lawmakers slam 'blockade of fuel' to Cuba, 'economic bombing' after visit to island

Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Jonathan Jackson said after a Congressional delegation to Cuba that U.S. economic restrictions on the island represented an "illegal U.S. blockade of fuel."

April 3

Cuba releases 2,000 prisoners amid Trump pressure, energy crisis

Cuba's government releases over 2,000 prisoners citing good behavior and health conditions as U.S. sanctions worsen the island's economic crisis.