The U.S /tags/the-u-s The U.S en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:06:24 GMT Cuba confirms meeting with US officials on island, wants energy blockade lifted /americas/2026-04-20/cuba-confirms-meeting-with-us-officials-on-island-wants-energy-blockade-lifted Cuba's government is confirming that it recently met with U.S. officials on the island. Tensions remain high over the U.S. energy blockade. Senior U.S. State Department officials say American diplomats flew to Cuba earlier in April for the first time since 2016. Neither side has specified when exactly the meeting took place or which U.S. officials were involved. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:06:24 GMT /americas/2026-04-20/cuba-confirms-meeting-with-us-officials-on-island-wants-energy-blockade-lifted Associated Press As immigration plunges with Trump crackdown, U.S. and Florida population growth declines /immigration/2026-01-27/trumps-immigration-crackdown-led-to-drop-in-us-growth-rate-last-year-as-population-hit-342-million President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration has contributed to a year-to-year drop in the U.S. growth rate as the nation's population hit nearly 342 million people in 2025. That's according to population estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:00:00 GMT /immigration/2026-01-27/trumps-immigration-crackdown-led-to-drop-in-us-growth-rate-last-year-as-population-hit-342-million Mike Schneider | The Associated Press US may have discussions with Maduro as aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean, Trump says /americas/2025-11-17/us-may-have-discussions-with-maduro-as-aircraft-carrier-arrives-in-caribbean-trump-says President Donald Trump says the U.S. “may be having some discussions” with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. It's a potential diplomatic avenue as the U.S. further builds up its military presence near the South American country with the arrival of its most advanced aircraft carrier. Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:59:45 GMT /americas/2025-11-17/us-may-have-discussions-with-maduro-as-aircraft-carrier-arrives-in-caribbean-trump-says Ben Finley and Chris Megerian | Associated Press U.S. Hoping Haiti Can Fix Its Failed State For Elections. It Can't — Not Without The U.S. /commentary/2021-09-16/u-s-hoping-haiti-can-fix-its-failed-state-for-elections-it-cant-not-without-the-u-s COMMENTARY As Haiti descends into failed-state chaos, it's not a question of if the U.S. should step in to help it get back on track for valid elections — but how. Thu, 16 Sep 2021 10:00:00 GMT /commentary/2021-09-16/u-s-hoping-haiti-can-fix-its-failed-state-for-elections-it-cant-not-without-the-u-s Tim Padgett Does Possible US-Cuba Sitdown On Venezuela Mean Failure Of Tired Dogmas? Let's Hope. /news/2019-05-08/does-possible-us-cuba-sitdown-on-venezuela-mean-failure-of-tired-dogmas-lets-hope COMMENTARYHere’s the most surprising – and most amusing – development after last week’s failed attempt to stoke a military uprising in Venezuela.According… Wed, 08 May 2019 17:30:05 GMT /news/2019-05-08/does-possible-us-cuba-sitdown-on-venezuela-mean-failure-of-tired-dogmas-lets-hope Tim Padgett