US indicts Raul Castro as fears of Cuba ‘invasion’ mount

• Charges tied to 1996 downing of exile planes; former president unlikely to face extradition
• Trump says Washington won’t tolerate a ‘rogue state’

MIAMI: Former Cuban Presi­dent Raul Castro was indicted in the United States on murder charges, court records showed on Wednesday, a dramatic escalation in Washington’s pressure campaign that comes amid fears of a potential US military…

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DOJ charges ex-Cuban leader Raúl Castro with murder, conspiracy to kill for 1996 shoot-down

The Trump administration has charged former Cuban president Raúl Castro with murder and conspiracy to kill for his alleged role in the 1996 shoot-down of two civilian rescue flights. The Department of Justice announced the development Wednesday at Miami’s Freedom Tower — the long-standing beacon for Cuban exiles. A warrant for the 94-year-old’s arrest has […]

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Trump Makes Bonkers Claim About What SPLC Lawsuit Signifies

Donald Trump appears to believe that his administration’s targeting of an anti-extremism civil rights organization can be leveraged to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

“The Southern Poverty Law Center, one of the greatest political scams in American History, has been charged with FRAUD,” Trump wrote on Truth Social very early Friday.

“This is another Democrat Hoax, along with…

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Allegations against ICC war crimes prosecutor Karim Khan still under review despite report he was cleared

Allegations of sexual misconduct against the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) are still under review by the court’s executive branch, an internal memo shared with staff on Sunday said, after a media report that he had been exonerated.

ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan, who investigates war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, has stepped aside temporarily pending an…

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A Venezuela Foreign Influence Scandal for Trump’s Circle

David Rivera, a longtime close friend of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is facing federal charges for allegedly acting as a foreign agent for Venezuela. The trial and its revelations about foreign influence are poised to bedevil the Trump administration.


In a case that has ensnared multiple figures in the Trump administration, Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s longtime friend and…

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