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US Democratic lawmakers visit Cuba, call on Trump to ‘bring the rhetoric down’

Two Democrats from the US House of Representatives visited Cuba last week, the first such delegation to go to the island this year since US president Donald Trump imposed a de facto oil blockade in a bid to bring Cuba's communist-run government to its knees. Congressional representatives Pramila Jayapal, a leading member of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, and Jonathan Jackson, a Democrat with a long interest in Cuba, said they had come to "see the suffering that is happening on the ground" as a result of Trump's fuel embargo, which they called "an illegal blockade of energy supplies." The lawmakers' visit comes at a time of unprecedented tension in the decades-long frosty relationship between the US and Cuba. The Trump administration has closed the tap on remittances to Cuba, threatened to slap tariffs on countries that provide oil to the island and placed it on a list of nations that sponsor terrorism. "This is the most sanctioned par...
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Trump endorses former British govt aide in California governor's race

US President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed former British government aide and Fox News host Steve Hilton in the upcoming California governor's race. Hilton, who has dual nationality, served as former British Prime Minister David Cameron's director of strategy and was one of his closest advisers before leaving Downing Street in 2012 and moving to California. "I have known and respected Steve Hilton, who is running for Governor of California, for many years ... With Federal help, and a Great Governor, like Steve Hilton, California can be better than ever before! Steve Hilton has my COMPLETE & TOTAL ENDORSEMENT," Trump said on social media platform Truth Social. Read: Rallies planned in thousands of US cities for 'No Kings' protest against Trump Under California law, the top two finishers in the June 2 open primary contest will advance to November's election, regardless of party. Polls show that Republican candidates Hilton and Chad Bianco, the Riverside County sheriff, are closely bunched with three Democrats: US Representative Eric Swalwell, former US Representative Katie Porter, and billionaire activist Tom Steyer. Hilton and Bianco both support Trump, though they have sought to focus their campaigns on state-specific issues such as crime and high taxes. Democrat Gavin Newsom, governor since 2019, is term-limited. Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was the last Republican to serve as California governor (2003–2011).

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