Trump’s Hawkish Cabinet Pick Heightens Pressure on Weakened Cuba
Cuba is hemorrhaging people as the economy falters. Now, the country is coming under fresh political pressure as one of the government’s archrivals is poised to start calling foreign-policy shots in Washington.
Trump tests GOP-led Senate with controversial cabinet picks
President-elect Donald Trump is setting up a test for the new Republican-led Senate on controversial cabinet appointments. They're preparing to stand their ground. Trump did not get involved in the chamber's high-stakes Republican leadership election Wednesday,
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President-elect Donald Trump has so far picked five Republican members of the U.S. Congress to join his administration, at least temporarily whittling away at the narrow majorities his party will hold in the Senate and House of Representatives.
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Donald Trump announced more campaign loyalists could join his administration, inducing Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard and Marco Rubio.
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President-elect Donald Trump is stocking his administration with loyalists, members of Congress and longtime allies who worked on his presidential campaign. Most cabinet-level positions require Senate confirmation,
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Why Cuba Hasn’t Adjusted to US Sanctions After Six Decades
For the thirty-second time in so many years, the US blockade of Cuba was globally condemned at the UN General Assembly’s ...
Will the lights go out on Cuba’s communist leaders? With fewer options to prop up economy, their future looks dimmer
Blackouts on the Caribbean island are shining a light on a crumbling economy that the nation’s communist leaders may struggle ...
An earthquake in Cuba shook chandeliers and blinds in Miami hundreds of miles away
Kenia Fallat, a spokeswoman for the city of Miami, said Miami Fire Rescue responded to three calls about the earthquake on ...
6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of eastern Cuba
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Cuba on Sunday, causing material damage in several regions as the ...
Hurricane Rafael expected to hit Cuba as Category 2. See what Florida can expect
Steady to rapid intensification is forecast over the next 24 to 36 hours, Rafael became a Category 1 hurricane in the ...
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News Wrap: Hurricane Rafael damages Cuba’s already vulnerable power grid
In our news wrap Thursday, Hurricane Rafael left a trail of destruction in Cuba and left millions in the dark, California's ...
Rafael rapidly intensifies into a Category 2 hurricane as it barrels toward Cuba and the Gulf
Rafael continues to strengthen and is now a Category 2 hurricane closing in on Cuba after lashing the Cayman Islands in the ...
Storm tracker: Rafael now a post-tropical remnant; NHC tracking system in Caribbean
The National Hurricane Center said Rafael is now a post-tropical remnant, and that it is currently tracking a system in the ...
Hurricane Rafael is just a hair shy of becoming a major hurricane ahead of Cuba landfall
Hurricane Rafael is expected to become a Category 3 hurricane before it makes landfall in west Cuba later Wednesday.
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Hurricane Rafael turns west after battering Cuba and knocking out power grid
Hurricane Rafael has turned to the west after lashing Cuba, where it knocked out the country’s electrical grid, leaving its ...
Cuba Hit By Major Earthquake As Island Battles Storm Aftermath
A powerful earthquake rocks eastern Cuba, compounding devastation from Hurricane Rafael and ongoing power crisis.