Cuba

Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (R-Fla.) has fired back at Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel’s statements against the U.S.’s recent sanctions on Cuba’s state-owned gas company Unión Cuba-Petróleo (CUPET), known as CUPET. “Imperial perversity knows no bounds,” Diaz-Canel wrote on X. “After prohibiting any country that tries to supply fuel to Cuba, they now target CUPET to […]

Following a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the State Department’s annual budget request, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) spoke with The Floridian publisher Javier Manjarres to discuss his views on Secretary of State Marco Rubiorecent testimony in the Senate about how the U.S. addressing the political and humanitarian challenges in Venezuela and Cuba. “Oh, he […]

During an interview with NewsNation’s The Hill, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) told Blake Burman that he doesn’t believe the U.S. will have to enact military action on Cuba because the Cuban people will rise against the Communist regime instead. “I don’t think we’re going to have to do it. I think what’s going to happen […]

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) revived more than $440 million in judgments against the world’s largest cruise lines, accusing the operators of profiting from Cuban property seized during Fidel Castro’s communist revolution. In an 8-1 ruling, the justices sided with Havana Docks Corporation, a U.S. company that operated docks in Havana prior to the Cuban […]

Just hours after the Department of Justice indicted former Cuban President Raúl Castro on criminal charges in Washington, D.C., Florida lawmakers gathered to celebrate the indictment as a victory for justice and accountability. President Castro, who served as the defense minister at the time, is accused of ordering the Cuban air force to shoot down […]

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez accused the U.S. of creating a “fraudulent case” to back its economic sanctions and potential military intervention on the island. Rodriguez’s allegations come after an Axios report, citing classified intelligence, alleged that the communist-led nation acquired over 300 military drones from Russia and Iran. "Cuba neither threatens nor desires war," […]

In the midst of a visit from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) announcement to prosecute former leader Raúl Castro, the Cuban government has released another political prisoner. According to USA Today, Sissi Abascal Zamora was released on May 14, 2026, after being imprisoned for nearly five years. Zamora’s […]

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe reaffirmed the U.S.’s stance to “seriously engage” in assisting Cuba, “only if fundamental changes” are made, during a meeting with Cuban officials on the island nation. During a high-level visit to the Caribbean island, Ratcliffe met with Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, a Cuban Colonel and grandson of former […]

The U.S. is seeking to indict Raúl Castro, the 94-year-old former president of Cuba and brother of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, as part of an effort to prosecute senior Cuban Communist Party officials, according to a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) official. According to CBS News, the potential prosecution is expected to focus on Cuba’s […]

WASHINGTON— With the world watching to see if President Donald Trump topples the Cuban regime like he did in Venezuela, where he used military force to remove Dictator Nicolas Maduro from office, is Cuba a national security threat to America, and is that enough for the U.S. to engage in regime change? Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart […]

Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) responded to President Trump’s announcement of talks between the U.S. and Cuba, as the island nation asks for global assistance amid a five-month oil embargo. “Mr. President, Republicans know you are the only person who will be able to free Cuba after 67 years of oppression, and we Republicans in […]

Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL) accused Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) of treason over allegedly aiding Cuba evade the ongoing oil blockade by President Donald Trump. Rep. Jayapal recently suggested in Seattle that she spoke with foreign ambassadors during a Congressional delegation to Cuba on ensuring the island can continue to import oil, despite President Trump's blockade. […]

The Trump administration’s immigration agenda has allowed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain “legal immigrants, including refugees, parolees, and spouses of US citizens”, by suspending green card approvals, a recently published analysis by the Cato Institute reveals. According to the libertarian think tank, the halt in legal permanent residence processing by the Department of […]

By René García In homes across Miami-Dade, generations have carried the weight of exile, a quiet but unshakable longing for a homeland taken by tyranny. I grew up surrounded by it. As a first-generation American of Cuban descent, I was raised on stories of sacrifice. Our parents and grandparents didn’t leave Cuba because they wanted to; they left […]

By Cesar Conda and Sevastian Horton We’ve been thinking about Cuba a lot lately. One of us, whose mother fled the island with her parents, grew up in a Cuban exile community—shaped by stories, grief, and a stubborn belief that things could one day be different. The other has spent four decades at the intersection […]

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel affirmed that the people of Cuba would defend themselves should the U.S. attempt to invade the communist country and depose him. During an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press," Diaz-Canel discussed the negative economic and regional security effects that could occur if the U.S. launches a military campaign on the […]

Echoing what his fellow congressional colleagues, Reps. Carlos Gimenez (R) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R), have been saying that Rep. Byron Donalds (R) asserted his belief that regime change in Communist Cuba needs to occur. “I believe there needs to be full-scale regime change in Cuba,” said Rep. Donalds during a meeting on Meet the Press. […]

U.S. Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (R-Fla.) recently spoke with Fox Business to share his thoughts on Democratic Congressmembers Pramila Jayapal (Wash.) and Jonathan Jackson’s (Ill.) five-day congressional delegation to Cuba. Rep. Gimenez also discussed recent news that the island nation has deepened its reliance on Chinese solar technology, as the U.S. oil blockade continues to […]