Slamming Trump’s Cuba Report as ‘McCarthyite Attack’ on Free Speech, Dems Vow to Fight Back

US Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) speaks at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota on May 30, 2026.  (Photo by Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images) “We stand firmly against this report and other efforts by the Trump administration to weaponize the federal government against dissent, which is… Continue reading

STATE DEPARTMENT STUNS CONGRESS, SAYING BIDEN IS NOT EVEN REVIEWING TRUMP’S TERROR DESIGNATION OF CUBA

People wave a Cuban flag as they march through the streets of Miami on July 11, 2022. Photo: Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images In a rebuke to Obama’s effort to normalize relations with Cuba, Biden is sticking with Trump’s policy, even as a Cuban migrant crisis racks the border. Ryan Grim… Continue reading

In a major snub to Obama, Biden is sticking with Trump when it comes to Cuba policy

By Ryan Grim December 16, 2023 (theintercept.com) If there was any issue that dominated more air time during the Trump administration than immigration, I don’t remember what it was. From The Wall, to the Muslim ban, to the kids in cages, there was universal recognition within the Democratic coalition that Trump’s… Continue reading