President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Health and Human Services Department rejected a request from a top human-rights group to bring humanitarian aid to Cuba on his 1996 trip to meet with dictator Fidel Castro.
Congressional Republicans pressed President Joe Biden to get tough on Communist Cuba in a Friday letter obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. 
The Trump administration on Friday continued its last-minute push to apply new sanctions on the adversarial regimes in Iran, China, and Cuba, solidifying a pressure campaign that will give the incoming Biden administration a range of options for dealing with the ongoing threats posed by these nations. 
The Trump administration is moving to designate Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism as soon as Monday.
China allegedly used telecommunications networks in the Caribbean to spy on Americans traveling abroad, according to a network security expert's findings reported by the Guardian.
The Biden administration is relying on an adviser who has pushed to lift critical sanctions against the communist regime in Cuba, sparking outcry from lawmakers and experts.
China seeks to expand its influence in the Caribbean through offering foreign aid and government loans, the New York Times reported Sunday. 
A new poll indicates Democrats look more favorably upon Cuba than they do Israel.
Countries that routinely abuse human rights and attack American interests won seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council Tuesday. 
Chinese strongman Xi Jinping called for forging a 'permanent friendship' with the fellow Communist government in Cuba, Chinese state media reported Monday. 