The U.S. escalates pressure on Cuba with criminal charges against former President Raúl Castro and aircraft carrier deployment, while a Tennessee judge dismisses charges against a Salvadoran immigrant, ruling the prosecution vindictive. Meanwhile, electricity costs surge ahead of summer, pushing middle-income families into an affordability crisis. A federal judge found the Trump administration's prosecution of Kilmar Abrego García constituted vindictive prosecution, dismissing charges filed 2.5 years after his 2022 traffic stop, shortly after he won his deportation case.