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Sen. Corker calls Cuba embargo ineffective
The U.S. embargo of Cuba hasn't worked, Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee said Wednesday in his first comments about the strict 53-year-old policy that President Obama is loosening.
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Mexico is ready to help in U.S.-Cuba talks
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto met with President Obama in the White House on Tuesday, to discuss various topics of mutual interest, including U.S.-Cuba relations.
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Another just decision for Obama: Free López Rivera
Three King's Day (Jan. 6), López Rivera, one of the world's longest-imprisoned political prisoners, observed his 72nd birthday in an Indiana prison. May 29 will mark 34 years that this…
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Obama nears goal for Guantánamo with faster pace of releases
In a series of secret nighttime flights in the last two months, the Obama administration made more progress toward the president’s goal of emptying the military prison at Guantánamo…
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Cuba freed some political prisoners on list: US
Cuba has freed some of the 53 political prisoners identified on a US list as it moves towards normalizing ties with the United States, an American official said Tuesday.
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President Obama’s new policy on Cuba could be a good start
It is a clear victory for the rule of law in international relations, and for the right of countries to self-determination. In short: a good start, and we’ll see what happens.
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They risked everything to open a door to Cuba. They were shunned for it.
A small group of Cuban Americans returned home only to be called traitors. One of their founders would be assassinated.
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Three basic questions on Cuba-U.S. rapprochement
The meaning of the recently achieved "normalization" of relations will be to establish a climate of coexistence between two opponents who, in the negotiating process, never concealed…
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Texans hanker to do business with Cuba after order to normalize relations
For more than 14 years, Thomas faced an uphill battle in helping lay the foundation for Texas companies to do business in Cuba.
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Some Maryland-based businesses look to Cuban frontier
Obama's announcement that he intends to normalize diplomatic relations and loosen some economic constraints is a long way from lifting the embargo, a barrier of several laws that would…
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