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Santiago Ferran holds a sign calling for American intervention in Cuba, as a small group of Cubans turned out to wave flags and hold signs hours after federal prosecutors announced charges against Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes operated by Miami-based exiles, Wednesday, May 20, 2026, in Miami.
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President Donald Trump on Thursday said past U.S. presidents have mulled intervening in Cuba for decades, but “it looks like I’ll be the one that does it.” He’d suggested the opposite a day earlier, however, saying further escalation isn’t necessary after federal prosecutors announced criminal charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans are abandoning a proposal for $1 billion in security money for the White House complex and Trump’s ballroom ahead of votes on immigration enforcement funding. And Trump’s plan to build a triumphal arch in Washington is getting a second look from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts.
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