President Joe Biden has notified Congress of his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced, as part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island.

After years of debate, the Biden administration has notified Congress that it will remove Cuba from the U.S. list of states that sponsor terrorism, a label given the island nation in the last days of the previous Trump presidency.

Ted Cruz and Rick Scott reacted angrily to news that the president plans to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism.

The Biden administration will remove Cuba from the state sponsor of terrorism list as part of a deal for the release of political prisoners in exchange for an easing of restrictions.

Less than a week before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden is lifting the state sponsor of terrorism designation of Cuba.

President Joe Biden notified Congress of his plans to remove Cuba from the United States' list of state sponsors of terror, in a move the outgoing administration says is meant to help facilitate the release of political prisoners.

President Joe Biden is removing Cuba from a U.S. government list of state sponsors of terrorism on Tuesday, according to administration officials. That move, and a number of other conciliatory actions,

President-elect Donald Trump designated Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism shortly before he left office in January 2021.