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US President Donald Trump (L) speaks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) during a meeting with US oil companies executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on January 9, 2026. P(Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images) / (R) (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on January 11, 2026 shows Cuba's President and First Secretary Miguel Diaz-Canel (L) before a family photo during the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 7, 2025; and US President Donald Trump as he boards Air Force One before travelling to South Korea, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on October 29, 2025. US President Donald Trump urged Cuba on January 11, 2026 to "make a deal before it's too late" or face unspecified consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil and money to Havana would now stop. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL and ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Cuban officials respond to Trump’s satirical response suggesting Marco Rubio could lead Cuba

In the latest escalation of U.S.-Cuba tensions, President Donald Trump amplified a viral social media joke suggesting that Secretary of State Marco Rubio could become the next president of Cuba, responding with a casual “Sounds good to me!” on his Truth Social platform.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 17: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith (C) is trailed by members of the media as he arrives to testify during a closed-door deposition before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on December 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. Smith was appointed independent special counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2022 to oversee two criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump's role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol and mishandling of classified documents. Both cases were eventually dismissed and Trump went on to win his second presidential election in 2024. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Fmr Trump prosecutor Jack Smith set to publicly testify in House Judiciary hearing

Former special counsel Jack Smith, who led federal investigations into President Donald Trump, is scheduled to testify publicly before the House Judiciary Committee, marking the first time the public will hear from Smith about his controversial probes.

(L) U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to the media following a closed door briefing with senators on the U.S. the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, at the U.S. Capitol on January 7, 2026 in Washington, DC. Maduro and Flores were taken to New York on January 3 after they were captured by the U.S. military in Caracas. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) / (R) Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) leaves the Senate floor after speaking on January 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kelly spoke about the lawsuit he filed against United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's attempt to censure and demote him. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Sen. Kelly files lawsuit against Hegseth over military censure

Senator Mark Kelly has taken legal action against Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 09: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (C) speaks during a press conference at City Hall on January 09, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Frey and local city officials are calling on federal investigators to turn over information to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension after the shooting death of Renee Good by a federal officer this week. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Minn. officials suing DHS over ICE raids: ‘This surge has made us less safe’

Minnesota has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security over the agency’s enforcement of federal immigration law.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 13: U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One as he arrives at Ben Gurion International Airport on October 13, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. President Trump is visiting the country hours after Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages captured on Oct. 7, 2023, part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

NYT Interview: Trump firmly denounces antisemitism, calling MAGA ‘No Home’ for extremists

In a two-hour interview with The New York Times (NYT), President Donald Trump insisted that his MAGA movement is no home for antisemites. After being questioned about prominent conservatives who have voiced antisemitic rhetoric, President Trump also firmly rejected their inclusion in the Republican Party.

(Left) U.S. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN) listens on December 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) / (Right) Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (R) on January 09, 2026 in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

House Majority Whip suggests Walz ‘do the right thing and resign’ or ‘he might be leaving office in cuffs’

Republican House Majority Whip Tom Emmer expressed that he believes Minnesota Democrat Governor Tim Walz could “leave office in cuffs” amid the ongoing fraud scandals involving billions of dollars in state-administered social programs, with federal investigations underway.