Aug 23 A summer of political wins propels Obama to a busy fall By Julie Pace, Associated Press After a string of sunny seasons gripped by controversy, crises and plummeting popularity, the summer of 2015 has been among the most productive stretches of Obama's presidency. Continue reading
Aug 21 Attorney: Hunger-striking detainee at Guantanamo 'shockingly thin and frail' By Phil Hirschkorn The lawyer representing Tariq Ba Odah, a detainee at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, who began a hunger strike in 2007, said Friday that his client had lost more than half of his body weight and appears "shockingly… Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 5:37 U.S. blocks release of hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainee By PBS News Hour The U.S. government is opposing the release of Guantanamo Bay detainee Tariq Ba Odah, who has been on a hunger strike for eight years and is among the 52 who have been cleared for release from the prison. On Friday,… Continue watching
Aug 15 Defense Department looking at alternatives to Guantanamo Bay By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Defense Department is taking another look at the military prison in Kansas and the Navy Brig in South Carolina as it evaluates potential U.S. facilities to house detainees from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, part of the Obama… Continue reading
Aug 15 After ceremonial flag raising, real talk of diplomacy begins in Cuba By Bradley Klapper, Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press A jubilant flag-raising at the reopened U.S. Embassy in Havana is giving way to serious talk about the road ahead in improving relations between the United States and Cuba. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 6:29 U.S. restores embassy while pushing for changes in Cuba By Ariel Min The U.S. Embassy has reopened in Cuba after 54 years. U.S. Marines raised the American flag and Secretary of State John Kerry called for change in a country where the Communist Party continues to rule unchallenged. Hari Sreenivasan talks to… Continue watching
Aug 14 Rubio slams Obama's outreach to Iran and Cuba By Associated Press As a U.S. flag flies over the American embassy in Havana for the first time since 1961, Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio is vowing to roll back the administration's new Cuba policy on his first day in office. Continue reading
Aug 14 Flag flies over U.S. Embassy in Cuba – now what? By Larisa Epatko The American flag unfurled at the U.S. Embassy in Havana for the first time in 54 years on Friday. But what about the unresolved issues of the trade embargo, the future of Guantanamo Bay and the decades of mistrust?… Continue reading
Aug 12 Cuba dissidents won't attend U.S. Embassy event By Bradley Klapper and Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration doesn't plan to invite Cuban dissidents to Secretary of State John Kerry's historic flag-raising at the U.S. Embassy in Havana on Friday, vividly illustrating how U.S. policy is shifting focus from the island's opposition to… Continue reading
Jul 29 In swing state Florida, Clinton calls for Cuba embargo's end By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday called on the GOP-run Congress to end the trade embargo the U.S. has imposed on Cuba since 1962. Continue reading