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First Thing: US indicts former Cuban president Raúl Castro as it seeks to oust regime

criminal indictment](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/20/cuba-raul-castro-indictment) against Raúl Castro, Cuba’s former president, and five others, in a significant escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign to oust the country’s communist regime. The indictment, filed

GOP races to fund immigration enforcement. And, U.S. indicts former Cuban president

criminal indictment for Raúl Castro,** the 94-year-old former president of Cuba. The department alleges that Castro played a [key role in shooting down](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/20/g-s1-122383/us-cuba-raul-castro-indictment) two U.S. planes in 1996. The attack

Republicans could abandon $1bn proposal for Trump’s ballroom – US politics live

detail in the $1bn Secret Service request.** Facing pressure from the Trump administation, [Republicans](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans) have tried to add the money to a roughly $70bn bill to restore funding to US Immigration

The deadly plane attack at the centre of Castro's indictment

criminal charges against Cuba's former leader Raúl Castro the US revealed on Wednesday. The attack by the Cuban military on a civilian plane sparked one of the biggest crises between Cuba