Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign on Cuba, and Why Food Banks Are Getting Squeezed

Plus, Stephen Colbert’s last show. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

The Indictment of Raúl Castro Is an Extraordinary Escalation of the Administration’s Pressure on Cuba (https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/20/us/trump-news?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20260520&instance_id=175901&nl=breaking-news&regi_id=306413263&segment_id=220159&user_id=1cd699f6e5698983afd2a8a4030b003b#raul-castro-cuba-doj-indictment) , by Alan Feuer, Frances Robles and David C. Adams

Rubio Moves Closer to Decades-Long Goal of Transforming Cuba (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/marco-rubio-cuba.html) , by Edward Wong

Cuba Says It’s Ready to Negotiate (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/americas/guzman-cuba-us-negotiations-trump.html) , by Jack Nicas

News of U.S. Indictment Slow to Reach Cubans Waiting for a Breakthrough (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/americas/cuba-reaction-castro-indictment.html) , by Emma Bubola

A $5 Million Donation From Big Tobacco Preceded F.D.A. Vape Decision (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/donation-big-tobacco-vaping.html) , by Kenneth P. Vogel and Christina Jewett

High Gas Prices Are Squeezing America’s Food Banks (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/food-bank-gas-prices.html) , by Chris Hippensteel

Ebola Outbreak Is Unlikely to Become Global Threat, W.H.O. Head Says (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/world/africa/ebola-congo-tedros-rubio.html) , by Lynsey Chutel, Nick Cumming-Bruce and Ephrat Livni

Efforts to Contain Ebola May Have Been Hindered by Lack of U.S. Involvement (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/health/ebola-congo-united-states-trump.html) , by Apoorva Mandavilli and Stephanie Nolen

End of a Colbert-a (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/arts/television/stephen-colbert-late-show-ending-cbs.html) , by James Poniewozik

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