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Senate adopts House-passed Iran resolution in symbolic rebuke of Trump

June 23, 2026 / 3:46 PM EDT / CBS News

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Washington— The Senate on Tuesday approved a House-passed war powers resolution on Iran, marking the first time such a measure has made it through both chambers and signifying a rare rebuke of President Trump’s handling of the conflict.

In a 50 to 48 vote, four Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana,Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Rand Paul of Kentucky — joined the bulk of Senate Democrats in support of the measure. One Democrat, Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, opposed. Two Republicans — Mitch McConnell and Dave McCormick — did not vote.

The resolution directs the president to “remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran,” unless Congress declares war or authorizes the use of military force. But the measure is a concurrent resolution, which doesn’t carry the force of law and doesn’t require the president’s signature, meaning it is largely symbolic.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer encouraged Republicans to join Democrats to support the measure ahead of the vote Tuesday morning, previewing the effort to “once again put Republicans on the record on whether they want Trump’s disastrous war to continue.”

“Republicans can complain about Trump’s war, his secrecy and his disastrous deal with Iran all they want behind closed doors,” the New York Democrat said. “But the only way to ensure this war ends once and for all is for Republicans to act.”

On June 3, the House passed the measure, which was introduced by Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Four Republicans and all Democrats voted in favor, after three previous failed attempts to rein in Mr. Trump on Iran. The measure’s passage also came after GOP leaders abruptly pulled the vote before Memorial Day when it became clear that they did not have the votes to block it.

Republican Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Tom Barrett of Michigan and Warren Davidson of Ohio voted with Democrats on passage. Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, who has voted against the three previous failed attempts, also dropped his opposition and voted for the measure, giving his party unanimity on the issue for the first time.

In the Senate, Tuesday’s vote marked the tenth time Senate Democrats have forced a war powers vote since the war began in late February, putting pressure on the GOP as support for the war has become shakier. On the eighth attempt, the Senate advanced a resolution led by Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia to limit Mr. Trump’s war powers in Iran in a 50 to 47 vote. The same four Republicans who supported Tuesday’s concurrent resolution voted to advance Kaine’s war powers measure last month, while three GOP members’ absences tipped the scales in Democrats’ favor.

Kaine’s measure has to survive additional votes in the Senate before it would head to the House. The timing on the next vote remains unclear, but Schumer said last week that Democrats are trying to pick off more Republicans before moving forward. Tuesday’s outcome may be the encouragement Democrats need to force their next vote on Kaine’s measure, a joint resolution, which would require the president’s signature.

The last war powers vote in the Senate on a resolution from Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia narrowly failed to advance due to three absences among Democrats.

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Trump effort to expand speedy deportations of migrants can proceed, appeals court rules

2026-06-23T17:09:39.491Z / CNN

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PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2026, 1:09 PM ET

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A federal appeals court handed President Donald Trump a significant win in his mass deportation efforts with a ruling Tuesday reviving his administration’s move to speed up deportations of undocumented immigrants in the United States.

The ruling from the US DC Circuit Court of Appeals allows the Trump administration to cast a wider net over who’s subject to the fast-track deportation procedure known as “expedited removal,” which allows immigration authorities to remove an individual from the country without a hearing before an immigration judge.

The decision allows the administration to move forward with its plan to quickly deport undocumented immigrants who are residing in the United States and can’t prove they’ve lived in the country continuously for two years or more.

A trial court had previously blocked the administration’s January 21, 2025, maneuver to expand the policy beyond just migrants who were apprehended within 100 miles of a land border and within 14 days of arrival.

Judges Justin Walker and Neomi Rao – both Trump appointees – sided with the administration. Judge Robert Wilkins – who was put on the bench by President Barack Obama – dissented.

The majority opinion by Walker rejected the challengers’ arguments that the expanded policy violated the Constitution’s right to due process.

The Department of Homeland Security’s General Counsel James Percival celebrated the ruling on X, saying the DC circuit “vindicated” the administration.

“For years, DHS has arbitrarily limited expedited removal to 14 days even though it applies to illegal aliens who entered the country illegally within the last two years. Today, the DC Circuit vindicated our decision to apply the law as written,” Percival said, adding that “it’s not too late” to self deport and received a $2,600 stipend the administration has offered.

“The Trump administration’s push for fast-track deportations will subject people to an unfair and error-prone system. This ruling undermines the fundamental principle that people receive due process when the government seeks to deport them,” said Anand Balakrishnan, senior staff attorney with the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project and lead counsel. “We are exploring next steps.”

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US manufacturing rises on front-loading of orders, but factory employment tumbles to six-year low

2026-06-23T13:51:17.245Z / https://www.reuters.com/business/us-manufacturing-rises-front-loading-orders-factory-employment-tumbles-six-year-2026-06-23/

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• Manufacturing expanded for a fourth straight month, beating economists’ expectations
• Supplier delivery times lengthened; now at slowest pace since August 2022
• Manufacturing employment fell to 47.0, the lowest reading since May 2020
• Factory new orders reached a more than four-year high, supported by front-running potential shortages and price hikes

WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) – U.S. manufacturing activity rose again in June as companies ​preemptively placed new orders in anticipation of shortages and higher prices, but factory employment hit a six-year low, blamed on rising operating costs related to ‌the Middle East conflict.

S&P Global said its flash manufacturing PMI increased to 55.7 this month, the highest reading since May 2022, from 55.1 in May. A reading above 50 indicates growth in manufacturing, which accounts for 9.4% of the economy. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the manufacturing PMI slipping to 54.8.

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The rise combined with an increase in the flash services PMI to 51.3 from 50.7 in May to lift ​the S&P Global’s flash U.S. Composite PMI Output Index, which tracks the manufacturing and services sectors, to 52.2 from 51.5 last month. The increase in the services PMI ​was partly attributed to the FIFA World Cup tournament, jointly being hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

The manufacturing PMI has increased for ⁠four straight months, in part driven by businesses seeking to restock to avoid shortages and rising prices.

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, now in its fourth month, is straining global supply ​chains and driving up prices of commodities tied to crude oil as well as aluminum and fertilizers.

The U.S. and Iran last week signed an interim agreement to end the war. On ​Monday, Vice President JD Vance said talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland had laid a “good foundation” for a final peace deal, despite tensions over the Strait of Hormuz and Lebanon.

Though the hopes for peace helped to restore some confidence among businesses, they were not enough to overcome inflation concerns, with manufacturers dominating job cuts. S&P Global attributed the layoffs to “concerns over the outlook and in response to rising overheads, notably ​in terms of raw material prices.” The survey’s measure of manufacturing employment dropped to 47.0, the lowest reading since May 2020, from 51.6 in May.

“Factory job cuts are running at ​the highest since 2009 if the pandemic is excluded, reflecting concerns over the sustainability of the recent upturn in demand alongside worries over the escalating cost of raw materials,” said Chris Williamson, chief ‌business economist at ⁠S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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Overall private sector employment was subdued for a second straight month. That is in stark contrast with Labor Department data showing private payrolls growth regainingmomentum in the last three months. Nonfarm private payrolls averaged 166,000 jobs per month in the three months through May compared to only 62,000 during the same period in 2025. Private surveys have, however, not been a good predictor of the official payrolls count.

S&P Global’s measure of new orders received by factories jumped to a more than four-year high this month. It said the ​rise was due to “demand being temporarily supported ​by the front-running of potential supply issues ⁠and price hikes associated with the war.” The survey’s gauge of stock purchases raced to the highest level in 13 months.

Its measure of supplier delivery times lengthened to levels last seen in August 2022. Prior to the war, suppliers were being constrained by President Donald Trump’s sweeping ​tariffs. Though an easing in oil prices from multi-year highs at the start of the Middle East conflict curbed further rises ​in the cost of inputs, ⁠inflation at the factory gate remained elevated.

The survey’s measure of prices paid by factories for inputs retreated to 71.2 from 75.3 in May. Manufacturers continued to pass on the costs to consumers, though the pace slowed. The survey’s gauge of output prices eased to a still-high 61.0 from 63.1 in May.

The drop was offset by a rise in the services measure, leaving the overall measure ⁠of prices received ​by private sector businesses unchanged at 58.6. The survey’s overall gauge of input prices dipped to 62.1 from ​62.5 in May.

The elevated readings align with economists’ expectations for high inflation to persist for a while and for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year. The U.S. central bank on Wednesday kept its benchmark overnight ​interest rate in the 3.50%-3.75% range, but updated quarterly projections showed policymakers expected to raise borrowing costs this year amid growing concerns about inflation.

Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Andrea Ricci

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菲校园枪击案死伤增至23人 少年嫌凶或受网上暴力影响

2026年6月23日 23:01 / 新明日报

菲律宾中部发生两名学生持枪入校扫射的事件，震惊全国。其他地区的学校纷纷加强保安，图为大马尼拉地区奎松市，一所高中的保安人员持探测器检查每一个到校学生的书包。 （路透社）

（马尼拉综合讯）菲律宾中部校园枪击案伤者增至20人，加上遇难的三名学生，这起菲律宾罕见的校园暴行已造成23名未成年人死伤。警方相信，两名干案少年是有预谋行事，而且可能是受到网上暴力团体影响。

菲律宾警方星期二（6月23日）报告，20名伤者中有15人受了枪伤，截至当天仍在医院治疗，另五人则因其他状况受伤。

事情发生在塔克洛班市。两名14岁和15岁的男学生星期一（22日）上午在就读的圣何塞国立中学，向四五十名同学随机开枪，导致两名女生和一名男生死亡。这是菲律宾近年来最血腥的校园袭击案之一。菲律宾虽然枪械暴力频发，但校园枪击案却不多见。

两名嫌疑人干案时使用两把不同的手枪，其中一人当场被捕，另一人潜逃，后来向警方自首。

警方证实，14岁嫌犯行凶所用的格洛克（Glock）半自动手枪，登记在一名现役女警名下。女警是嫌犯的姑姑，疑似没有锁好佩枪，目前已被撤职查办。15岁嫌犯用的是0.38口径左轮手枪，登记在宿务市一家安保公司名下。

警方调查显示，14岁嫌犯作案过程中曾熟练地更换弹夹，然后继续扫射。警方过后在现场发现40多枚弹壳和两个空弹夹。另一把左轮手枪只少了一发子弹，这显示，在现场发出的子弹可能大部分是14岁嫌犯所射。

警方发言人在星期二的记者会上说：“所有的迹象都指向事情是经过事前预谋的。”两名少年嫌犯在动手前躲在厕所里一个多小时。

调查人员在初步调查后，将“报复”列为潜在作案动机。两名嫌犯是关系密切的朋友，自七年级起就在学校受到霸凌。

事发后，国家警察总局下令各区指挥官，加强教育机构周边的警力部署，包括执行巡逻，并与学校负责人及地方政府定期进行安全评估。

不过，菲律宾教育部长安牙拉星期二走访出事学校后说，这起事件凸显的问题远不止于校园安全。他说，这可能同黑帮有关，塔克洛班市长曾经告诉他，在冠病疫情过后，当地黑帮越来越活跃。

警方说，两名袭击者可能受了某个网上团体的影响，尤其是14岁嫌犯。发言人在记者会上说：“除了他放上网的暴力视频……我们发现一些迹象显示有一个团体可能诱导了他干案。”

警方还说，这名少年曾经被带去靶场学习射击，所以知道如何装卸弹匣。他也是射击游戏GoreBox的狂热玩家，这个游戏被认为“极度暴力”。

案发后，舆论质问学生持枪入校为何没有被发现。警方说，学校有多个进出口，而当时只有一名保安值班。安牙拉认为，错不在教师和校长，教师在事发时奋力保护了学生，必须负责的是让枪落入孩子手中的人。

台国防部公布福建舰再航经台湾海峡

2026年6月23日 23:21 / 联合早报

台湾国防部在官网通报福建舰星期二（6月23日）航经台湾海峡，并发布据报是福建舰的照片。 （台湾国防部官网）

台湾国防部在官网通报，中国大陆航母福建舰星期二（6月23日），即环太平洋军演登场前夕再度航经台湾海峡。

台湾国防部也说，台湾军方运用联合情监侦手段严密监控。台湾国防部也在官网发布据报是福建舰的照片。

福建舰是中国大陆首艘电磁弹射型航母，由中国大陆完全自主设计建造，2022年6月下水，2024年5月首次海试，去年11月5日在三亚军港举行入列授旗仪式。

台湾军方早前公布监控影像，显示福建舰去年12月航经台湾海峡，这也是福建舰入列后首度通过台海。中国大陆国防部曾对此强调，这是福建舰开展的正常训练，今后根据需要还会继续组织。

美国太平洋舰队已宣布，2026年环太平洋军演将从6月24日持续至7月31日，31国约40艘水面舰、五艘潜艇、140架军机与逾2万5000人参与。

Brazil’s Flavio Bolsonaro plans to testify against proposed US tariffs

2026-06-23 12:39 PM UTC / Reuters

By Luciana Novaes Magalhaes

June 23, 2026 12:39 PM UTC Updated 7 mins ago

Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro speaks during an event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 18, 2026. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

SAO PAULO, June 23 (Reuters) – Brazilian right-wing Senator Flavio ‌Bolsonaro, who plans to run in the country’s October presidential election, has registered to appear at a public hearing at ​the U.S. International Trade Commission, before the U.S. ​Trade Representative, to oppose a proposed 25% tariff on ⁠Brazilian goods.

The hearing, scheduled for July 6, will ​consider the recommendation by the Office of the ​United States Trade Representative (USTR) to impose the tariff following an investigation into Brazil’s trade practices. The agency said it had ​identified what it described as “unreasonable” practices.

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The findings by ​the USTR were made public shortly after Bolsonaro, the son ‌of ⁠former President Jair Bolsonaro, visited the U.S., where he met President Donald Trump and senior members of the U.S. administration.

Following the announcement of the proposed tariffs, ​the younger ​Bolsonaro said ⁠he had asked Trump not to tax Brazilian companies.

In a summary of his ​planned testimony, made public by his office ​on ⁠Tuesday, the senator said he opposes the tariff on “behalf of the consumers and producers of both countries, ⁠and ​in defense of a partnership ​that has served the United States and Brazil for more than ​80 years.”

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Social media erupts over Mamdani’s silence after Brooklyn coffee shop bans Jewish congressman

Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon says her office is investigating whether the shop violated federal anti-discrimination law

June 23, 2026 10:28am EDT / Fox News

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing swift backlash after declining to condemn a local coffee chain that told a Jewish congressman with pro-Israel views that he was not welcome.

Mamdani has remained silent after the Williamsburg, Brooklyn-based Poetica coffee shop posted — and later deleted — a message on social media telling Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., not to return after he stopped by the shop with his daughter Monday. The mayor declined to comment through a spokesman when contacted by The New York Times on Monday.

“Shameful,” Fox News Radio analyst Josh Kraushaar wrote on social media in response to a section of The Times story detailing that Mamdani declined to comment.

“Well folks, we’ve reached the stage of antisemitism where Jews are being publicly barred from businesses,” the CEO and co-founder of the antisemitism-focused nonprofit Boundless Israel said on X. “A coffee shop in Mamdani’s New York City told Jewish Congressman Dan Goldman he wasn’t welcome in their store.”

Zohran Mamdani announces new members of his team at the Brooklyn Public Library Greenpoint Branch in Brooklyn on Dec. 17, 2025.(Shawn Inglima/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

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“The café is implementing Mamdani’s wishes,” journalist Melissa Braunstein said.

Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani’s office for comment but did not immediately hear back.

In a since-deleted social media post, Poetica Coffee said it would have declined to serve Goldman had staff recognized him in the store. Goldman has notably declined to characterize Israel’s war in Gaza as a genocide and has received financial contributions from the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, drawing criticism from some on the progressive left.

“Hey Congressman Dan Goldman, we see that you stopped by our shop today for a coffee. Do you see how it doesn’t taste like genocide juice? Or are you still having a hard time telling the difference?” the post said.

“See, here at Poetica, we don’t serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers, or anyone in between,” the post continued. “Too bad we didn’t recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away. We issued you a refund—we don’t need your money (it’s probably coming from AIPAC anyways). Enjoy your loss on Tuesday. Don’t ever come to Poetica.”

The coffee chain has since deleted its Instagram page amid social media backlash.

Mamdani’s silence comes as he is working to unseat Goldman, despite the incumbent lawmaker being a leading Trump critic and embracing an array of leftist legislative proposals. Goldman notably did not endorse Mamdani’s mayoral campaign, citing concerns about how his administration would approach Jewish New Yorkers.

A Brooklyn, N.Y., coffee shop refunded a purchase made by Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., over the weekend over his support for Israel, saying the company doesn’t serve “genocide enablers.”(Getty Images; Google Maps)

The mayor publicly backed former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander to represent Goldman’s district, which spans Lower Manhattan and deep-blue, wealthy pockets of Brooklyn.

Democratic voters will decide whether to hand Goldman a third House term during the Empire State’s primary elections on Tuesday.

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Since both men largely hold the same policy stances, the bruising primary battle has revolved around support for Israel — with Lander vowing to elevate the Palestinian cause if elected to the House.

Goldman has notably supported military aid to Israel following Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks and distanced himself from inflammatory rhetoric used by some on the left to criticize Israel.

Goldman offered a tempered response after the coffee chain effectively banned him from their storefronts.

“I’m sorry to see this post,” he said. “The barista could not have been nicer to my 7-year-old daughter and me—allowing her to use the bathroom even though we had not purchased anything. I made sure to buy a coffee in return for her kindness. I hope you at least make sure she gets the tip that she deserved.”

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks in support of Brad Lander, Democratic candidate for New York’s 10th Congressional District, in Carroll Park in Brooklyn on June 14, 2026.(Shuran Huang/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said Tuesday her office has opened an investigation into the matter.

“Federal law prohibits public accommodations such as coffee shops from discriminating against patrons based on their race, religion, or national origin,” Dhillon wrote. “These actions are not only reprehensible, they’re potentially illegal.”

涉太子集团案 新加坡警方调查两中国男子封逾6亿资产

2026年6月23日 23:58 / 新明日报

我国警方正以洗钱罪调查涉及柬埔寨太子集团案的两名中国籍男子，迄今与案件关联查封的资产超过6亿元。

新加坡警察部队星期二（6月23日）深夜发文告说，作为对太子集团、创始人兼董事长陈志，以及同伙和关联公司调查的一环，警方正以洗钱罪，调查44岁中国男子胡小伟和Future Oasis私人有限公司。

胡小伟持有塞浦路斯、加勒比海国家圣基茨和尼维斯，以及香港签发的三本护照。警方已在今年1月查封他在新加坡各银行及证券户头持有的资产。

警方也说，当局一直与包括美国执法机构在内的国际伙伴积极合作，推进太子集团案件的调查。38岁中国男子邱伟仁（译音）早前因此受查，是否触犯洗钱罪。

邱伟仁持有柬埔寨，以及圣基茨和尼维斯签发的两本护照。

警方去年10月展开行动前，胡小伟和邱伟仁都已离境，两人目前也不在新加坡。

今年3月起，警方针对涉案者的三处房产，以及银行户头、证券户头和现金等金融资产发布额外的禁止处置令。这些资产总值约1亿元。

迄今为止，与太子集团案件相关而被起获或被令禁止处置的资产额超过6亿元。

警方调查仍在进行中。

文告说，警方将继续与外国执法机构保持紧密合作，打击与太子集团相关的犯罪活动。

根据贪污、贩毒和严重罪案（没收利益）法令，洗钱若罪成，可面对坐牢最长10年，或罚款最高50万元，或两者兼施。

警方去年11月至今年1月，逮捕了三名涉案的新加坡人，他们分别是陈友杰（49岁，Tan Yew Kiat）、邓万宝（32岁，Nigel Tang Wan Bao Nabil）和杨新发（53岁，Yeo Sin Huat Alan）。警方也对涉嫌教唆他人做假账和企图诈骗罪的43岁女子陈秀玲（Chen Xiuling，又名Karen Chen）发出逮捕令。

US sanctions five Cuban entities, Castro family member in latest pressure campaign, Rubio says

June 23, 2026 11:00am EDT / Fox News

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a fresh round of sanctions on the Cuban regime on Tuesday.

Rubio designated five entities generating revenue for the current Cuban regime, including three associated with the previously designated Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA), and one member of the extended Castro family.

“Today, I am designating five Cuban entities generating revenue for the Cuban regime, including three associated with the previously designated Grupo de Administración Empresarial S.A. (GAESA), and one member of the extended Castro family pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order (E.O.) 14404 of May 1, 2026, “Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security and Foreign Policy,” Rubio said in a statement.

“GAESA continues to operate as the financial muscle behind the Cuban regime’s repressive security apparatus.Two of the entities designated today are GAESA-linked financial institutions associated with moving money on the regime’s behalf, and one is a GAESA-linked logistics company that executes the regime’s bidding across the island,”Rubio continued.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to reporters at Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, on Feb. 25, 2026.(Jonathan Ernst/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

“I am also designating two additional entities generating revenue for Cuba through the exploitation of the island’s mineral and metal reserves, including Cuba’s state-owned GeoMinera.Finally, I am designating the wife of Alejandro Castro Espín, who himself was previously designated pursuant to E.O. 14404.These entities and actors fund,facilitate,or benefit from the regime’s malign activities,both in Cuba and across our hemisphere,” Rubio’s statement concluded.

GAESA, a military-controlled conglomerate, has repeatedly redirected aid meant for the Cuban people to the Cuban regime, Rubio has previously charged.

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Rubio’s Tuesday announcement expands upon what was already the most significant package of U.S. sanctions on Cuban entities in decades. In early June, the Trump Administration levied broad secondary sanctions against businesses and banks that do business with GAESA and other Castro regime-linked entities.

Images of late Cuban President Fidel Castro, Cuba’s former President Raul Castro and Cuba’s President and First Secretary of the Communist Party Miguel Diaz-Canel are displayed in a billboard in Havana, Cuba, April 12, 2023.(Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters)

The move came under a framework established by an executive order President Donald Trump signed in May.

Rubio, in a Tuesday post on X, detailed what he described as a “devolving situation” in Cuba.

“The situation in Cuba is devolving as the island’s corrupt, brutal and anti-American Communist regime continues to prioritize its own total control over the freedom, opportunity and basic wellbeing of the Cuban people,” he wrote.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to journalists during a visit to aircraft maintenance firm Aeroman in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

“The Cuban military-controlled conglomerate GAESA has persistently served as the main vector for regime elites to steal the island’s few resources, diverting them for repression, anti-American subversion and spying instead of schools, power plants, and basic necessities for the Cuban people. Today, I designated additional GAESA network entities associated with moving both its money and its physical assets, as well as entities responsible for exploiting Cuba’s mineral and metal reserves for ill-gotten profit,” Rubio continued.

“Anyone providing services to these sanctioned actors is at risk of being sanctioned themselves. Foreign banks and other companies that provide services to these entities should freeze those activities immediately,” he concluded.

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Gillian Turner currently serves as Senior Foreign Policy Correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC). She joined the network as a contributor in 2014 and is based in Washington.

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June 23 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on ​Tuesday cleared the ‌way for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration ​to expand ​a fast-track deportation process ⁠that would allow ​for the expedited ​removal of migrants who are living far away ​from the ​border.

A 2-1 panel of the ‌U.S. ⁠Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ​overturned ​a ⁠decision by a lower-court judge ​who in ​August ⁠2025 blocked the administration’s move to ⁠expand ​who qualifies ​for expedited removal.

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