The latest track has the storm turning to the north east and heading to the Atlantic next week, possibly crossing the eastern part of Cuba and the Bahamas in the process.
Landfall in Jamaica and Cuba will likely weaken the storm.
Last week, Trump suggested that Cuba might be next. He said the communist regime in Cuba may fall soon and the United States could “end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba.”
OTTAWA—The White House is extending its thanks to Canada for hosting the meetings that led to the United States and Cuba agreeing to re-establish diplomatic relations and open economic and travel ties.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a statement that Cobos-Martinez had been released from custody on Jan. 13 because Cuba refused to accept him on account of his U.S. criminal record.
His father was a military hero in the Spanish-American war; he went on to receive a pharmacy degree in New York, and returned to Cuba to build a successful business and become elected Mayor of Santiago, Cuba.
The secretary of state also reported that the department updated the List of Restricted Properties in Cuba and the List of Prohibited Lodging in Cuba with 11 properties linked to the Cuban dictatorship, with the purpose of preventing U.S. funds “from
The Obama administration tried to normalize relations with Cuba, but the first Trump administration reversed course and relabeled Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism.
DeSantis recalled in his proclamation that the United States declared Cuba's independence on May 20, 1902, following the Platt Amendment, which gave Cuba the option of becoming a U.S. territory and allowing U.S. military intervention on behalf of Cuba
The mutual efforts to restore diplomacy resulted in a three-day visit by Obama to Cuba in 2016, which was the first time a U.S. president had set foot on the island in 88 years.
The law applies to a statutory list of “foreign countries of concern”: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, the Maduro regime in Venezuela, and Syria.
At a solemn occasion to honor murdered victims in Miami, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the indictment of Raul Castro, the former president of Cuba.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a travel warning for Cuba over concerns of chikungunya's transmission in the country. The agency said an outbreak of the chikungunya virus is currently active across Cuba.
A Targeted National Security Priority
While the legislation designates a broad list of foreign adversaries—including Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela—China is the primary driver of the initiative.
“Now Cuba is losing not only its source of oil, but also its source of other types of support, other types of resources, and frankly its political aid and cover,” he said.
The administration has also been trying to restrict the flow of oil to Cuba, which faces strict economic sanctions by the United States and relies heavily on oil shipments from allies such as Mexico, Russia, and Venezuela.
On March 25, the department issued a notice to terminate the parole status for foreign nationals of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, as well as their immediate family members.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth visited Guantanamo Bay in Cuba on Wednesday. Find out what Hegseth said about the communist regime potentially attacking the U.S. homeland.
The United States on Wednesday indicted the former leader of communist Cuba, Raúl Castro, for his alleged role in the 1996 shooting down of two planes carrying Americans.
The Victims of Communism (VOC) Memorial Foundation and the Center for a Free Cuba at the VOC Museum host a discussion to reflect on Cuba’s internationalization of terror and the deadly impact of the Tricontinental Conference in 1966, at 8:45 a.m.–1:30
President Donald Trump has also increased pressure on Cuba's ruling communist regime via tariff threats on countries that ship oil to the island nation, and he recently said the United States may have "a friendly takeover of Cuba."
Venezuela sent up to 115,000 barrels per day of oil and derivatives to Cuba for free. Despite the collapse of Venezuelan production, Cuba continued to receive more than 50,000 barrels per day, which it neither pays for nor uses to benefit Cubans.
“I came from Cuba—that was communist, and we had to leave because of it. [The regimes] don't want any other philosophy, even if it's just an artistic philosophy.”
Given the chance to meet the performers, Mr.
Trump confirmed the United States is monitoring Cuba.
“I think Cuba is going to be something we'll end up talking about, because Cuba is a failing nation right now, very badly failing nation, and we want to help the people,” Trump said.
January 3, 2026By John Haughey, Sam Dorman, T.J. Muscaro
In total, the United States had 739 consular cases, followed by Mexico with 696 cases, Dominican Republic with 284 cases, Cuba with 248 cases, Thailand with 214 cases, and China with 198 cases.
