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Cuba
Cuba's deputy foreign minister says it is preparing for possible U.S. 'military aggression'
Carlos Fernández de Cossío insisted that negotiations about regime change weren't on the table amid talks with the Americans.
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Robert Mueller, former special counsel who led Trump-Russia probe, dies at 81
A decorated Marine and longtime law enforcement leader, Mueller was FBI director before taking on the high-profile investigation in 2017.
Immigration
Trump says he's sending immigration agents to airports on Monday amid DHS shutdown
Trump said ICE agents' work in airports would include "the immediate arrest of all Illegal Immigrants who have come into our Country."
'Not a done deal': Democrats start to sweat over Virginia's redistricting referendum
The unique nature of the April special election and the state's recent redistricting history have presented challenges for the party.
AIPAC-aligned super PACs spent millions in Illinois Democratic primaries
The groups accounted for 60% of all outside spending in Illinois House primaries this year, the latest salvo in the party's fight over Israel policy.
DHS shutdown urgency grows as negotiators hold more funding talks
Senate Majority Leader John Thune threatened to nix the chamber's two-week Easter recess unless negotiators can strike a deal on Department of Homeland Security funding.
U.S. strikes alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific near Costa Rica
The U.S. said there were three survivors, while a Costa Rican official said two people were killed and one was critically injured.
Judge sides with New York Times over policy that limited reporters' access to Pentagon
The judge ruled that the Pentagon policy illegally restricts the press credentials of reporters who did not agree to the new rules.
White House expands TrumpRx with three new drugs
The platform offers discounts on more than 50 brand-name prescription drugs, though many of them have cheaper generic equivalents available. 
Trump weighing options for deploying thousands of ground troops in Iran
Discussions have focused on missions aimed at escalating the war in an attempt to end it, sources say, but no decisions have been made.
Senate Democrats wade into their party's most contentious primaries: From the Politics Desk
Plus, more mixed messaging from the Trump administration on Iran. 
