Trump Officials Impose More Sanctions to Pressure Cuba

The Trump administration on Thursday expanded U.S. sanctions against Cuba, targeting the nation's construction ministry, eight state-owned companies, and a nonprofit believed to have ties to Cuba's spy network.

The new economic penalties are intended to ratchet up the pressure on Cuba's Communist government, which President Trump has been seeking to overthrow and replace with leadership more friendly to the United States. Earlier this month, the C.I.A. — which has sought to depose the Cuban Communist Party since the 1960s — established a secret task force aimed at using covert means to achieve regime change in Cuba...