Trump Signs Memo Strengthening US Policy Toward Cuba

Cars pass by Cuban and U.S. flags beside the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, on May 13, 2024. Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters President Donald Trump signed a national security memorandum on Monday restoring hard-line policies on Cuba and reversing measures from the former Biden administration that had eased pressure on the communist-ruled nation. The memorandum would enforce

Hundreds of National Guard forces deployed to L.A. by Trump could be sent to wildfire duty

A military commander has discussed shifting some California National Guard troops away from the Trump administration’s weekslong deployment to deal with protests in Los Angeles so they can help fight wildfires, two U.S. officials told CBS News. Gen. Gregory Guillot, the leader of U.S. Northern Command, made the request to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth,

Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s release delayed after lawyers warn of possible deportation

Washington — A federal magistrate judge said Monday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador and then was returned to the United States to face criminal charges of human smuggling, will remain in federal custody until at least mid-July. Abrego Garcia’s lawyers had asked the judge Friday to

Family fears Medicaid cuts would mean rationing treatments for child

Kennedy Beaver has been going to therapy sessions at least twice a week after she was diagnosed with Noonan syndrome, a genetic condition that stunts development.  The 6-year-old from North Carolina is among 600,000 people in the state who could lose access to healthcare as Congress is poised to approve major cuts to Medicaid funding proposed