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Representative Mark Takano became the first Member of Congress to visit Cuba in the aftermath of the State Dept. announcement that it would shrink its diplomatic mission in Havana and…
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Hurricane Irma slammed into Cuba over the weekend, leaving 10 dead and causing destruction and flooding across the island. Irma, which made landfall in the country's northeastern…
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While the U.S. and Cuba have real differences, what prevented us from restoring diplomatic relations before, and hampers our ability to build confidence and enjoy the fruits of a more…
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Taking a page from China's President Xi's playbook, we're asking President Trump to take at least 10 minutes to consider the strongest arguments we and other advocates are making for…
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A United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons conducted a five-day visit to Cuba which finished on Friday. During her stay, Dr. Maria Grazia Giammarinaro examined human…
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On April 17th, 1961, the Cuban-exile invasion force, known as Brigade 2506, landed at beaches along the Bay of Pigs. Late last year, the Brigade 2506 Veterans Association formally…
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For a century the United States has provided food to nations out of the belief that hunger and famine undermine stability and threaten our values and our security. Yet, the sons of…
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During the presidential campaign last year, Mr. Trump promised to reverse President Obama's new policy toward Cuba "until freedoms are restored." So it's fair to wonder what's happening…
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Congressman James Comer, a first-term Republican from Kentucky, just returned from a five-day trip to Cuba on a fact-finding delegation. His office released a statement about the trip:…
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To be clear, we are 43 days in and the Trump administration has made no changes to Cuba policy. We're not trying to jinx that. We're trying to understand it. Now if Rex Tillerson can be…
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