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Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

John McCain, Republicans offer Obama path to close Guantanamo before leaving office

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Cuba's President Raul Castro pauses as he speaks to reporters on the tarmac of the Jose Marti airport after escorting France's President Francois Hollande to his plane in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Castro said Cuba and the U.S. will name ambassadors to each other’s countries as soon as the island is removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism later this month. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

EDITORIAL: Cubans try to control U.S. embassy in Havana

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Pope Francis meets Cuban President Raul Castro during a private audience at the Vatican, Sunday, May 10, 2015. Cuban President Raul Castro has been welcomed at the Vatican by Pope Francis, who played a key role in the breakthrough between Washington and Havana aimed at restoring U.S.-Cuban diplomatic ties. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, Pool)

Raul Castro to Pope: Thanks to you, I may come back to the Church

By Alvaro de Juana - Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Wednesday, May 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis to meet with Raul Castro May 10

Catholic News Agency

A Cuban navy soldier carries a child on his shoulders as they march in Revolution Square marking May Day, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, May 1, 2015. Thousands of people converged on the plaza for the traditional march, led this year by President Raul Castro and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

TRAVEL CUBA: Florida’s ban on educational travel to Cuba stays in place

Associated Press

A man drives his taxi past a Cultural Center with the word &quot;Cuba&quot; on it, in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, April 14, 2015. President Barack Obama will remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House announced Tuesday, a key step in his bid to normalize relations between the two countries. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

Cuban bishop says news of papal visit brings ‘hope to our hearts’

By Eduardo Berdejo - Catholic News Agency

In this photo taken Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, Larisa Alonso talks to a reporter at Our Lady of Charity Catholic church in Miami. Many Catholics have expressed pride in seeing Francis stirring hopes of progress in communist Cuba, but some Cuban-Americans say their spiritual leader betrayed them (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Pope Francis on Cuba visit: it’s official!

By Elise Harris - Catholic News Agency

In this Wednesday, Aug.7, 2013 photo, farmer Ben Burgess examines a rice field for a type of low-yield rice near Coy, Ark. Arkansas agriculture and business groups applauded the Cuba trade, travel and diplomatic policy announced by President Barack Obama on Wednesday, ArkansasOnline reported. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) **FILE**

Farm groups still face hurdles in opening Cuba market

By Chris White - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama befriending communists

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

US President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro shake hands during their meeting at the Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama, Saturday, April 11, 2015. The leaders of the United States and Cuba held their first formal meeting in more than half a century on Saturday, clearing the way for a normalization of relations that had seemed unthinkable to both Cubans and Americans for generations. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Obama to lift Cuba from list of terrorist sponsors

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Fidel Castro, 1962. Associated Press photograph

R. EMMETT TYRRELL: Reminding Obama about Cuba’s history

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez speaks outside federal court, Thursday, April 2, 2015, in Newark, N.J. Menendez, the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was indicted on corruption charges, accused of using his office to improperly benefit an eye doctor and political donor. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Bob Menendez rules out White House retaliation for his corruption indictment

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro shake hands during their meeting at the Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama, Saturday, April 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama, Raul Castro hold historic formal meeting; first between U.S., Cuba in more than 50 years

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

This image from the host broadcaster pool video shows U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro exchange handshakes on Friday April 10, 2015, at the opening of the Summit of the Americas in Panama. (AP Photo/Host Broadcaster Pool Video via AP Video)

Obama, Raul Castro shake hands at Summit of the Americas

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama's warming relations with Cuban President Raul Castro have drawn fire from political opponents, namely Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican and a Cuban-American, who says Mr. Obama's embracing Mr. Castro sends "the wrong kind of message." (Associated Press) ** FILE **

CHRISTY STUTZMAN: Cuban pro-freedom resistance needs U.S. support

By Christy Stutzman

President Obama's warming relations with Cuban President Raul Castro have drawn fire from political opponents, namely Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican and a Cuban-American, who says Mr. Obama's embracing Mr. Castro sends "the wrong kind of message." (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama called Castro before summit

The Washington Times

President Obama said Thursday in Jamaica that he will soon decide whether to remove Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism now that the State Department has finished a review on the question. (Associated Press)

Raul Castro demands raise doubts, but Obama optimistic for U.S.-Cuba relations

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Obama's warming relations with Cuban President Raul Castro have drawn fire from political opponents, namely Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican and a Cuban-American, who says Mr. Obama's embracing Mr. Castro sends "the wrong kind of message." (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama says State Dept. has completed Cuba review

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times