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Only 90 miles separates the U.S. from Cuba, roughly a one-hour flight from Miami.

But while closed geographically, decades of geopolitical tensions have created a deep and lasting divide.

Cuba has an economy that doesn't work in a political and governmental system.

They can't fix it.

So they have to change dramatically.

What they announced yesterday is not dramatic enough. It's not going to fix it. So they've got some big decisions to make over there.

Hello and welcome to USA Today's The Excerp. I'm Dana Taylor. Today is Tuesday, March 24th,

2026. Join me to discuss the current crisis in Cuba and the evolution of Secretary of State Marco Rubio

is USA Today White House correspondent Francesca Chambers. It's always good to have you here, Francesca.

Thanks so much. Start us out by telling us about the Trump administration strategy toward Cuba.

So President Donald Trump has put Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is a Cuban

American and a former Florida senator in charge of these talks with Havana. Now, we know that he

has spoken to Rolito Castro, who is the grandson of former leader Raul Castro.

And we also know now that Rubio and the Trump administration have also been in talks with

the current president, Miguel Diaz Canal, of Cuba.

But what is in this potential agreement?

That is something that we know what's been under discussion, a few of the things.

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