A group of Cuban men in Mexico was charged with smuggling people to the United States. One of its leaders said Raúl Castro’s grandson helped, according to interviews and court records.
The Castro family envoy, Raúl G. Rodríguez Castro, who has been in talks with the Trump administration, was once named in a case targeting a Cuban smuggling ring.
The Trump administration has quietly ramped up American intelligence operations inside Cuba in recent months, deploying spies and assets to the island as part of a broader campaign to force the communist government into political and economic reforms, or push it from power entirely. Two people familiar with the plans told Politico that the effort […] The post Trump administration expands CIA operations in Cuba to pressure communist regime appeared first on American Almanac .
The Trump administration has quietly ramped up American intelligence operations inside Cuba in recent months, deploying spies and assets to the island as part of a broader campaign to force the communist government into political and economic reforms, or push it from power entirely. Two people familiar with the plans told Politico that the effort includes an increased CIA presence on the island, paired with tightened sanctions, a cutoff of Venezuelan oil shipments, public messaging campaigns aimed at the Cuban people, and legal action against former Cuban leader Raul Castro. The scope of the intelligence buildup remains undisclosed, and four agencies, the CIA, the White House, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Office of the…Open
Among the entities sanctioned is the wife of Alejandro Castro Espín, who was previously sanctioned under Trump's orders.
President Donald J. Trump has announced his intention to nominate Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to take over the role permanently.
Todd Blanche, who has served as Acting Attorney General since early April, has officially been nominated for the position by President Donald J. Trump , marking a significant development in the Department of Justice’s leadership. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: Blanche’s tenure as Acting Attorney General began in early April following the departure of former Attorney General Pam Bondi. Since then, Blanche has acted as the primary spokesman for the Trump administration on policy and decisions related to justice, crime, and corruption. Blanche is overseeing several high-profile cases and policy challenges, such as ongoing investigations into voter fraud during the 2020 Presidential election, welfare fraud in Minnesota’s…Open
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis also said she believes it was possible the U.S. military would conduct an operation to capture Raul Castro and extradite him into the United States
The Trump administration is bracing for the potential collapse of Cuba's totalitarian government as early as this summer, and has war-gamed new military response plans in case the island descends into chaos, U.S. officials tell Axios. Why it matters: President Trump hasn't authorized an invasion and prefers a peaceful transition to a free Cuba, so the administration will keep pushing economic sanctions to try to strangle the regime in Havana in a slow-motion constriction. - "The best way to describe it is 'accelerationism,' " one senior administration official said, referring to the philosophy of hastening societal collapse . - "But we don't want to kill off the regime just yet. There's a method to this. It's in stages." Zoom in: This…
Several signs suggest the president was serious when he warned that the island nation was “next.” The post Trump Preps Another War, This Time in Cuba appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Trump Preps Another War, This Time in Cuba Several signs suggest the president was serious when he warned that the island nation was “next.” (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) The Trump administration appears to be calling the same play against Cuba as it called against Venezuela to provide the platform for a military operation. That platform floats to Cuba in the form of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, which entered the southern Caribbean Sea where it will remain “as part of the Trump administration’s campaign to pressure the Cuban government,” according to U.S. Southern Command. On and…Open
On this episode of "On Balance," Leland Vittert asks if the source of the problems in the White House is President Trump himself or everyone around him. Trump is getting bad advice from someone, focusing on things Americans don’t care about and ignoring everything they do. Whether it’s the ballroom or the Anti-Weaponization Fund, the administration needs to learn how to read the room, and fast. The economy is suffering, and so are Trump’s approval ratings. Mark McKinnon, the creator and executive producer of “The Circus” on Showtime, and Semafor's White House correspondent Shelby Talcott discuss the issues at stake. Meanwhile, could Cuba be the 51st state? It seems like déjà vu from Venezuela in January, with an indictment…