Mar 20 Obama steps into history with extraordinary visit to Cuba By Julie Pace, Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press Obama's whirlwind trip is a crowning moment in his and Cuban President Raul Castro's ambitious effort to restore normal relations between their countries. While deep differences persist, the economic and political relationship has changed rapidly in the 15 months since… Continue reading
Mar 19 Obama’s historic trip to open new era of U.S. relations with Cuba By Julie Pace and Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama will open a new era in the United States' thorny relationship with Cuba during a history-making trip that has two seemingly dissonant goals: locking in his softer approach while also pushing the island's communist leaders to change… Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch Susan Rice shares administration’s response to Paris terror arrest By PBS News Hour President Obama was briefed on the arrest of the main suspect in November’s Paris terrorist attacks Friday and spoke with French and Belgian leaders by phone. For more on the administration’s response to the arrest and details on the president’s… Continue watching
Mar 17 U.S. eases security for ships visiting Cuba By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States removed Cuba on Thursday from its list of countries deemed to have insufficient security in their ports, eliminating a major impediment to free flow of ships in the Florida Straits. The move marks one more… Continue reading
Mar 08 Cuba’s human rights record stands in the way of Kerry visit By Dominique Bonessi When President Barack Obama visits Cuba later this month, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry won’t be going before him. A human rights dialog that was tentatively planned before the president’s visit has been scrapped, according to U.S. officials. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 7:00 What does Obama’s historic visit mean for Cuba and the U.S.? By PBS News Hour President Obama will be the first sitting U.S. president to visit Cuba since Calvin Coolidge, according to a Twitter announcement Thursday. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports on the latest in a series of moves to normalize relations with… Continue watching
Feb 18 Son of Cuban émigré, Cruz says Obama shouldn’t travel to communist nation By Associated Press Texas Sen. Ted Cruz says President Barack Obama should not travel to Cuba next month. Continue reading
Feb 18 Obama to raise human rights during historic trip to Cuba By Josh Lederman and Kevin Freking, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Thursday he'll raise human rights issues and other U.S. concerns with Cuban President Raul Castro during a history-making visit to the communist island nation. Continue reading
Feb 16 U.S. and Cuba sign agreement to resume commercial flights By Ross Sylvestri Officials from the U.S. and Cuba met in Havana Tuesday to sign an agreement allowing for commercial flights to resume between the two countries. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 8:31 Why hasn’t the Guantánamo Bay prison closed? By PBS News Hour Since the beginning of his presidency, President Barack Obama has vowed to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, which he says is expensive, unnecessary and serves as a recruitment tool for America's enemies. Miami Herald reporter Carol Rosenberg joins… Continue watching