US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Officials, Alleging Ties to Cuba’s Labor Export Scheme

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14, 2025. Nathan Howard/Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Aug. 13 revoked or restricted visas for some Brazilian, Caribbean, and African officials over their alleged involvement with a Cuban program that sends doctors abroad. Rubio said in

California Democrats prepare redistricting effort to counter Texas GOP

California Democrats are preparing to counter Republicans’ attempt to reshape a series of Texas congressional districts for political advantage in a back and forth that could define next year’s midterm elections and with it, the final two years of President Trump’s second term.  California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office has announced plans for a major state

Trump Signs Order Easing ‘Restrictive’ Space Industry Rules

The Artemis I Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 14, 2022. Cory Huston/NASA via AP President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 13 to ease regulations for the commercial space industry and enhance “American greatness in