AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCuba-U.S. Pressure Talks: CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s surprise Havana visit is being read as Washington applying direct pressure as Cuba reels from blackouts and fuel shortages, while U.S. officials also say the DOJ is considering charging former President Raúl Castro over the 1996 shootdown of exile planes. Defense Oversight: In Washington, a House panel demanded answers after the Pentagon abruptly canceled a planned Poland troop rotation, leaving lawmakers and allies in the dark. China Prisoner Diplomacy: Trump and Xi wrapped up their summit without a breakthrough on Jimmy Lai, with bipartisan resolutions failing to secure releases of China’s political prisoners. Health Policy Fight: Texas Children’s Hospital agreed to create the first U.S. “detransition clinic” under a settlement with Texas AG Ken Paxton. Legal/Privacy Clash: The Justice Department subpoenaed NYU Langone for youth gender-care records, escalating a privacy showdown. Politics at Home: In West Virginia, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito urged GOP unity after a contentious primary.
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