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Sitting u.s. president to visit the communist nation since 1928. everything was reopening. the u.s. embargo was being relaxed and then along came donald j. trump. he targeted cuba with a raft of policies. including travel restrictions and a crackdown on business dealings. all but reversing the obama era policies. unsurprisingly, these moves helped cripple the country and its economy. paired with surging cases of covid-19, cuba is now in serious economic turmoil. to be clear, much of that turmoil...

When we opened up space, just the last two years of the obama administration, a growing cuban private sector suddenly had resources pumped into it because it was connected to the grid of the cuban economy. the people were suddenly connected to the americans who were traveling down there. we negotiated as part of the normalization deal with the cuban government not just the release of 53 political prisoners, but also increased internet access in cuba, increased wi-fi in cuba, entry for u.s. techn...

Calvin coolidge in 1928. everything was reopening. the u.s. embargo was being relaxed, and then along came donald j. trump. he targeted cuba with a raft of policies. all but reversing the obama era policies. and these moves have helped cripple the country and its economy. paired with surging cases of covid-19, cuba is now in serious economic turmoil. to be clear, much of that turmoil has also been caused by the dictatorial regime in havana. in just the last week, weve seen protests, government s...

If we want to respond to the cuban people, we should actually listen to them. >> ben, you mentioned cubas 90 miles off the coast of florida. this is a major political dilemma for the democrats right now. you have val demings running for the senate against marco rubio in florida. she cant win in a place like florida if she doesnt take a hawkish stance on florida, which she is taking. and thats been a problem for the democrats. florida is a swing state where a bunch of conservative people on cuba ...

How you do diplomacy with dictators like the castros. what do you say to your critics? >> i would say that we were learning from the mistakes of 60 years. we were learning from what had not worked in americas cuba policy. this is an island of 11 million people. it is 90 miles from florida. if you allow for travel, the internet, the people are going to be empowered. you talk about a lot of american politicians, talking about the cuban people want. there was research after the obama opening that f...

Alerts The hotel Nacional is seen as Cuba prepares for the visit of U.S. president Barack Obama on March 18, 2016 in Havana, Cuba. Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) A newly released report says Rex Tillerson’s State Department responded in a slow, disorganized fashion to the “Havana syndrome”—the mysterious rash of neural disorders that has plagued U.S. and Canadian diplomats in Cuba and other locations since 2016. Advertisement A previously undisclosed report from the State Department...

Violated u.s. travel restrictions on cuba. >> how nice would it have been if they had said something about freedom and human rights. im not saying that they should be politicians, but be sensitive to the cruelty of this regime, what theyve done to the people of cuba. its just a shame to make it look like an exotic vacation. shameful. >> reporter: cuban-american florida senator marco rubio, a republican and rap fan, tweeted that jay-z should heed his one-time hit "99 problems." but the reuters ne...

Her beautiful eulogy for him, and she -- it was shown at his funeral. it was beautiful. and what a thoughtful thing to do. my word. you know, she not only flew over here for the funeral, but she stayed on the plane and flew out to california with us. >> i remember that well. mrs. reagan, its so great to hear your voice, so great to have you on the program. thank you so much for calling in. >> thank you. good to hear yours, too. >> we wish you the best. see you soon. secretary baker as well, grea...

As you know, a long-standing trade embargo prevents most americans from visiting the communist island without a license granted by the government. so did they violate those restrictions? jim acosta has more. >> reporter: celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary in cuba, beyonce and jay-z blew through the island nation like a tropical storm. everywhere they went, whether it was the streets of old havana -- >> i really wanted to see her because i like many of her songs. >> reporter: their meeti...

Working mother. we read books with titles like "lean in." articles about not having it all. thats what its all about in this country. but there, margaret thatcher, the great queen elizabeth i, women of longevity are part of british history. we like to remind ourselves we won the revolutionary war but you know what, it seems we have a lot more to learn from britain. "ac 360" starts now. good evening, everyone. we have breaking news tonight. new signs of a deal on some form of tighter gun legisl...