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Pope Francis and Cuba's Fidel Castro shake hands, in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. The Vatican described the 40-minute meeting at Castro's residence as informal and familial, with an exchange of books. (AP Photo/Alex Castro)

Pope Francis meets with Fidel Castro, misses out on dissident greeting

By Nicole Winfield and Michael Weissenstein - Associated Press

In this July 20, 2015, file photo, members of the Security Council vote at United Nations headquarters. The Obama administration may abstain for the first time from the annual United Nations vote condemning the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba, officials told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

U.S. mulls abstention on Cuba embargo vote at U.N.

By Bradley Klapper and Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Pope Francis waves to reporters at Rome's Fiumicino international airport, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, as he boards his flight to La Habana, Cuba, where he will start a 10-day trip including the United States. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

Pope Francis praises U.S.-Cuba detente as model for world

By Nicole Winfield and Michael Weissenstein - Associated Press

A worker wipes a representation of the The Great Seal of the United States at the newly opened U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

EDITORIAL: America returns to Cuba

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Josefina Vidal, Director General of the U.S. division at Cuba's Foreign Ministry, gestures as she speaks with the media at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. The United States and Cuba claimed progress Friday toward ending a half-century diplomatic freeze, suggesting they could clear some of the biggest obstacles to their new relationship within weeks. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Cuba wont move ‘one millimeter’ to please enemies in the U.S.

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

A worker wipes a representation of the The Great Seal of the United States at the the newly opened U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Friday morning in Havana for an historic ceremony to raise the U.S. flag over the restored U.S. Embassy in the Cuban capital. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

John Kerry in Cuba to raise embassy flag in policy victory lap

By Michael Weissenstein and Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

In this July 20, 2015, file photo, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, right of center, applauds with other dignitaries after raising the Cuban flag over their new embassy in Washington. The Obama administration doesn't plan to invite Cuban dissidents to Secretary of State John Kerry's historic flag-raising at the U.S. Embassy in Havana on Friday, Aug. 14, vividly illustrating how U.S. policy is shifting focus from the island's opposition to its single-party government. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

Cuba dissidents won’t attend U.S. Embassy event

By Bradley Klapper and Michael Weissenstein - Associated Press

Edwardo Clark, a Cuban-American, holds an American flag and a Cuban flag as he celebrates outside the new Cuban embassy in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. The United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic relations Monday after more than five decades of frosty relations rooted in the Cold War. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

New era in ties begins as Cuba raises flag at embassy in U.S.

By Matthew Lee and Peter Orsi - Associated Press

Signs in favor of United States and Cuba relations sit on the ground across the street from the new Cuban Embassy in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. The United States and Cuba restored full diplomatic relations Monday after more than five decades of frosty relations rooted in the Cold War. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

John Kerry cautions ‘long and complex’ relations with Cuba ahead as embassy raises flag

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican and presidential hopeful, speaks at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa, on July 18, 2015. (Associated Press)

Marco Rubio: 7/20/15 will be ‘Obama’s Capitulation Monday’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

A worker the removes Cuban Interests Section sign in Washington on July 15, just days prior to the building being accredited as the Cuban Embassy. (Associated Press)

U.S., Cuba restore full diplomatic ties after 5 decades

By Matthew Lee and Peter Orsi - Associated Press

FILE - This May 2, 2014, file photo shows men playing dominoes on Calle Ocho (Eighth Street) in Miami's Little Havana. Once a refuge for Cuban exiles rekindling the tastes and sounds a lost home, today Miami’s Little Havana is a mosaic of cultures and a popular tourist destination. Little Havana was identified by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as one of America’s 11 most endangered historic places. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)

Preservation group: Miami’s Little Havana endangered

By ANDRES VIGLUCCI - Associated Press

President Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro shake hands during their meeting at the Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama, in this April 11, 2015, file photo. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama announces opening of U.S. embassy in Cuba

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times