DeSantis Joins Call for Trump to Indict Raul Castro

Florida lawmakers, activists say Castros ordered 1996 downing of 'Brothers to the Rescue' planes

Susan Crabtree
June 24, 2018 5:00 AM

Rep. Ron DeSantis (R., Fla.) is calling on President Donald Trump to impose more severe economic sanctions against the Cuban government and to indict Raul Castro, the island nation's former president who remains the top leader of the Cuba's Communist Party.

Rubio, Diaz-Balart Call for U.S. Authorities to Indict Raul Castro

Lawmakers want justice for downing of ‘Brothers to the Rescue’ planes, which killed three Americans

Susan Crabtree
May 22, 2018 6:15 PM

Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R., Fla.) are urging President Trump to direct the Justice Department to review whether to indict former Cuban President Raul Castro for the illegal shoot down in 1996 of two American civilian aircraft that killed three Americans and a U.S. legal resident.

Blitzer Calls Out Sen. Coons for Defending Obama Talking to Iran After Criticizing Trump for Talking to Taiwan

Jack Heretik
December 5, 2016 10:00 PM

Former Cuban Leader
Fidel Castro Dies Aged 90

Reuters
November 26, 2016 1:13 AM

Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied U.S. efforts to topple him, died on Friday, state-run Cuban Television said. He was 90.

First Passenger Flight From U.S. to Cuba in Half a Century Lands

Natalie Johnson
August 31, 2016 12:57 PM

The first commercial passenger flight from the United States to Cuba in more than half a century arrived in the central Cuban city of Santa Clara on Wednesday.

Cuba Continues to Block Internet Access

Remains one of the least connected countries in the world

Natalie Johnson
July 20, 2016 1:55 PM

One year after the Cuban flag was hoisted above its embassy in Washington, Havana remains one of the least connected global capitals as Raúl Castro’s government continues to block widespread Internet access across the island, a senior State Department official said Wednesday morning.

Cuban Police Arrest Dissident for Displaying U.S. Flag as Ship Docked in Havana

Natalie Johnson
May 3, 2016 1:51 PM

A Cuban dissident waving an American flag in Havana where a U.S. cruise ship docked Monday was arrested as the boat pulled in.

White House: Fidel Castro’s Criticism of Obama Proves Trip to Cuba Worked

David Rutz
March 28, 2016 3:01 PM

Fidel Castro Rips Obama’s Starry-Eyed Cuba Visit in Letter

Jenna Lifhits
March 28, 2016 9:53 AM

Fidel Castro denounced President Obama’s attempt to restore relations with Cuba in a 1,500-word letter Sunday, a week after the president’s historic visit to the country.

Our Secretary-General In Chief

Column: President Obama is more concerned with American overreaction than ISIS terrorism

Matthew Continetti
March 25, 2016 5:00 AM

Terror in Brussels leaves at least 30 dead. Visiting Cuba, President Obama responds. For 51 seconds. Then he gets back to burying the Cold War. Which ended in 1991.