President Donald Trump looks on as Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the "Shield of the Americas" Summit at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, on March 7, 2026. | Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

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Welcome to The Logoff: The Trump administration isn’t letting up the pressure on Cuba.

What’s happening? After months of threats from the Trump administration, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said on Friday that his government was holding talks with the US to find “solutions” to increasingly dire conditions on the island.

It’s unclear what might come out of those talks, but it’s the latest sign the Trump administration is serious about following through on its recent rhetoric.

Why Cuba? This is an ideological project for Secretary of State Marco Rubio.…