Cuba’s top diplomat in the U.S. said the country is sticking to its red lines amid faltering negotiations it says have made “no progress” and a looming threat from President Trump to invade the nation.
Lianys Torres Rivera sat down with The Hill at a critical 24-hour period for Cuba. The island’s energy minister announced Thursday the country had completely exhausted its fuel supplies amid a U.S. blockade, leading to widespread protests in the streets of Havana after weeks of extended blackouts. Read more here. |
President Trump departed China on Friday after a two-day summit with President Xi Jinping that underscored dueling priorities and resulted in a potentially steadier relationship but no apparent major business deals. He’s headed back to Washington with a stopover for fuel in Alaska. Read more. |
Taiwan responded to President Trump’s hesitation Friday to back a U.S. arms sale to the island following two days of meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Scrutiny of lawmakers absent from Washington because of mysterious health issues is ramping up as two House members — Reps. Tom Kean Jr. (R-N.J.) and Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) — have missed weeks of votes.
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The Texas Supreme Court on Friday shut down Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) effort to penalize the dozens of Democratic legislators who fled the state last summer in an attempt to block a rare mid-decade redistricting effort. Read more. |
Senate Republicans are furious that a bipartisan bill they passed to address housing affordability has languished in the House for weeks and undergone revisions that may doom its chances of becoming law before the November election.
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U.S. staff and the traveling press ditched of all materials handed out by the Chinese during President Trump’s trip to Beijing before departing on Air Force One on Friday.
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President Trump late Thursday invoked his predecessor in attempting to explain comments by Chinese President Xi Jinping as the two leaders meet during a high-stakes visit, blaming former President Biden and his administration for the U.S.’s “decline.”
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Former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean Sr. (R) attempted Friday to assuage concerns about the health of his son, GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr., as the New Jersey lawmaker remains mysteriously absent from the campaign trail and halls of Congress.
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