Republican ousts ex-Gabby Giffords aide in recount for U.S. House seat
TUCSON, Ariz. (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Ron Barber, an Arizona Democrat and former aide to Gabrielle Giffords, has officially lost his re-election bid to the Republican challenger in November’s congressional elections, a judge certified on Wednes…
U.S. moves to normalize relations with Cuba in dramatic shift
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba are moving to normalize diplomatic relations more than 50 years after they were severed in a historic shift in policy, President Barack Obama was set to announce on Wednesday.
U.S. Treasury to amend Cuba sanctions in coming weeks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Financial sanctions on Cuba will be amended in “coming weeks” in response to U.S. President Barack Obama’s announcement of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the U.S. Treasury said on Wednesday.
Republican Boehner calls Obama’s Cuba deal a ‘mindless concession’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker John Boehner sharply criticized President Barack Obama’s policy change toward Cuba, calling it “another in a long line of mindless concessions” to a brutal dictatorship.
U.S. senator pledges to block efforts to normalize Cuba relations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Marco Rubio said on Wednesday he would “make every effort” to block moves by President Barack Obama toward normalizing relations with the Cuban government.
U.S. Senator Rubio says release of Gross ‘sets a dangerous precedent’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida said the release of U.S. aid worker Alan Gross from Cuba “sets a dangerous precedent” that “puts a price on Americans abroad.”
New Senate Foreign Relations head to ‘closely examine’ new Cuba policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Bob Corker, who will lead the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the new Congress, said on Wednesday he wanted to know more about what Cuba would do in return for any shift in U.S. policy and will “closely examine” the…
U.S. to open embassy in Havana, U.S. official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to open an embassy in Havana, a U.S. official said on Wednesday before President Barack Obama’s expected announcement on a policy shift with Cuba.
U.S. to open embassy in Cuba: AP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is planning to open an embassy in Cuba as part of its plan to open talks and normalize relations with the island nation, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday, citing U.S. officials.
U.S. chooses Japan to maintain F-35 jets in Asia: sources
WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – The Pentagon has chosen Japan as the Asian site for heavy maintenance of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets once the new warplanes start operating around the world, sources familiar with the program said on Wednesday.
