Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Thursday that his country will “be ready” for a possible attack from the United States as President Trump’s rhetoric against Cuba continues to escalate. Earlier this week, Mr. Trump said his administration could focus on Cuba after the war in Iran ends. With Cuba’s crisis deepening as a result of a U.S.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Thursday that his country will “be ready” for a possible attack from the United States as President Trump’s rhetoric against Cuba continues to escalate. Earlier this week, Mr. Trump said his administration could focus on Cuba after the war in Iran ends. With Cuba’s crisis deepening as a result of a U.S.
Washington — President Trump announced Thursday that he’s nominating Dr. Erica Schwartz to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Schwartz served as Mr. Trump’s deputy Surgeon General during his first term and as a Coast Guard rear admiral. She received her medical degree from Brown University and also holds a law degree
Multiple scientists tied to U.S. military and defense research have disappeared or died, prompting questions about whether a broader pattern exists.
House GOP leaders are pushing back the planned 3:15 p.m. procedural vote related to the bill extending a key spy power due to expire in four days. Leaders are continuing to negotiate with hard-liners to come up with a deal that can pass the chamber. No new time has been set for the rule vote.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) told the White House budget director that lawmakers “are not getting any answers” as to why hundreds of millions of dollars isn’t flowing to states for anti-poverty programs.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks in New York City on April 9, 2026. Spencer Platt/Getty Images The Maryland State Senate allowed House Bill 488, which would have redrawn the state’s congressional districts, to stall in committee after Bill Ferguson, the chamber’s Democratic president, refused to bring the measure to the floor on April 13. The