US sanctions Cuban President Díaz-Canel and other officials for human rights violationsThe United States government announced Friday it was sanctioning Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and other top officials for human rights violations and restricting access to visas on the anniversary of the biggest protests on the island in recent decades.
Revised Senate bill slashes money for military operations at US-Mexico borderThe Senate’s legislation initially called for $3.3 billion to fund the military’s mission at the southwest border, but that amount has been reduced to $1 billion under updated bill language released Wednesday.