Tag: Cuba

State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke said that "most" transactions with Cuba would still be blocked because of the embargo that still exists against Cuba. (Screenshot)

State Dept. downplays Cuba decision as ‘reputational,’ largely symbolic

Barbara Boland · May 29, 2015 7:53 pm

House Speaker John Boehner blasted the Obama administration's decision to remove Cuba from the State Department's list of state sponsors of terror as a big mistake. (Getty Images)

John Boehner: Obama got ‘nothing’ in return for Cuba favor

Kelly Cohen · May 29, 2015 6:42 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday announced that Cuba would be removed from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. (AP Photo)

National Security

Cuba officially removed from the state sponsors of terrorism list

Barbara Boland · May 29, 2015 3:51 pm

President Barack Obama with Cuban President Raul Castro during their meeting at the Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama, Saturday, April 11, 2015. The leaders of the United States and Cuba held their first formal meeting in more than half a century on Saturday, clearing the way for a normalization of relations that had seemed unthinkable to both Cubans and Americans for generations. (AP Photo)

Cuba’s crackdown should make Obama think twice

Washington Examiner · May 27, 2015 9:00 am

Papal Progressivism

The Scrapbook · May 18, 2015 4:00 am

‘Racist’ and ‘Insulting’: Bloomberg News’ top talent apologizes for ‘cringey’ Cruz interview

Becket Adams · May 11, 2015 8:46 pm

August 4, 1961: In The Year 1 AO

Irwin M. Stelzer · April 24, 2015 5:22 pm

Pope Francis will officially make a trip to Cuba in September. (Getty Images)

Pope Francis to visit Cuba in September

Kelly Cohen · April 22, 2015 1:22 pm

A trip to Cuba may be in the works for Pope Francis. (AP Photo)

National Security

Vatican: Pope Francis ‘considering’ trip to Cuba in September

Kelly Cohen · April 17, 2015 11:09 am

During his first full day as a presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio raised $1.25 million, a source close to the campaign said Wednesday. (AP Photo)

Cuban heritage could boost Marco Rubio in Florida

David M. Drucker · April 17, 2015 9:00 am

Having already opened the door to warmer relations with the communist dictatorship of Raul Castro, Obama has now agreed to remove it from the State Department's list of international sponsors of terrorism. (AP Photo)Â

Obama to reward Cuba’s aid to terrorists

Washington Examiner · April 16, 2015 9:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 14, 2015, following a GOP strategy meeting. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Boehner: Cuba targeting his State of the Union guest for harassment

Susan Crabtree · April 15, 2015 11:26 pm