The Latest: US indicts former Cuban President Ral Castro over 1996 downing of planes
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged former Cuban President Raúl Castro with ordering the 1996 shootdown of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles, a major escalation of pressure by the Trump administration on the socialist government. President Donald Trump has set a calamitous energy blockade on the island and has been threatening military action ever since U. S. forces captured the Cuban government’s longtime patron, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Two police officers...
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Tue, 19 May 2026
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- Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy has no regrets over Trump impeachment vote, even as it cost him his seat
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- Brass bands in Beijing make way for sticker shock at home as Trump returns to escalating inflation
- FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up
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Fri, 15 May 2026
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- Trump says new sculpture garden honoring 250 prominent Americans will rise along the Potomac River
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- Powells legacy at the Fed to be shaped by his misjudging inflation and standing up to Trump
- Supreme Court voting rights ruling fuels a new push to defend Black representation
- Florida court to consider whether new US House map violates state ban on partisan gerrymandering
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- Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
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- Lawyers urge judge to block Trump order that would create eligible voter list, limit mail ballots
- Trump administration aims to roll back limits on toxic wastewater from coal-fired power plants
- Rep. Chuck Edwards faces House ethics investigation over harassment allegations
- Vance promotes Trump administrations work to counter fraud while criticizing Democrats in Maine
- New Mexico politicians grapple with oil windfall from Iran war thats both awesome and awkward
- Law firms urge appeals court to keep blocking Trumps sanctions against them
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