Por Federico Leiva, CNN en Español

Tardó, pero llegó. Después de tres subcampeonatos consecutivos y un par de décadas de frustraciones, el Arsenal vuelve a ser el rey de la Premier League. Los Gunners cerraron el título este martes por televisión, ya que la matemática les dio el campeonato gracias al empate del Manchester City en su visita al Bournemouth.

Los del norte de Londres habían quedado a cinco puntos de ventaja el lunes, cuando vencieron por la mínima diferencia al descendido Burnley. La igualdad de los Citizens ubica a la gran dinastía de esta era a cuatro unidades de distancia, con solo una jornada por disputar.

Para el Arsenal significa el fin de 22 años de espera. No lograba el título desde la temporada 2003/2004, cuando los “invencibles” de Arsene Wenger pusieron de rodillas a toda Inglaterra. Este es el campeonato número 14 de los Gunners en la primera división, siendo el tercer equipo más ganador de la historia, lejos de los 20 que tienen el Manchester United y el Liverpool. Por detrás viene el City, que si bien durante la era de espera del Arsenal se había puesto a tres títulos, ahora quedó a cuatro, y con la continuidad de Pep Guardiola más en duda que nunca.

Este Arsenal, a diferencia de aquel de Wenger, no se caracterizó por el buen juego ni un fútbol súper ofensivo, sino por una defensa infranqueable. Los de Mikel Arteta apenas recibieron 26 goles en 37 partidos jugados, siendo la valla menos vencida con diferencia (le sigue el City, con 33).

El estratega español mucho tiene que ver con este campeonato, porque después de varios sinsabores en temporadas pasadas, ajustó las piezas correctas en el equipo. La incorporación del argentino Gabriel Heinze (exdefensor del Manchester United y la selección albiceleste) como ayudante técnico claramente dio sus frutos. También lo hizo la compra del sueco Viktor Gyökeres, quien en su primera temporada como Gunner llegó a los 14 goles en la Premier League, siendo el máximo goleador del equipo.

Para Arteta es un logro desde múltiples frentes. Primero, corona un proceso que tuvo muchas decepciones y que había comenzado a poner en tela de juicio su capacidad para ganar trofeos importantes. Además, termina siendo una revancha personal: pasó cinco temporadas como jugador del equipo londinense, sin poder levantar el trofeo, que ahora sí consigue desde el banquillo. También es uno de esos muchos episodios de la saga “el alumno supera al maestro”, ya que el propio Arteta fue durante un tiempo ayudante de Guardiola en el City.

Con una buena defensa y un goleador entre sus filas, el plus acabó siendo el laboratorio de los balones detenidos, aunque no sin polémicas, ya que fueron muchas las veces que sus rivales reclamaron infracciones sobre los arqueros. Sin embargo, para eso están los jueces y el VAR. El Arsenal, mientras tanto, seguirá disfrutando.

El título anticipado le soluciona un dolor de cabeza a Arteta, ya que todavía puede cerrar la temporada como rey de Europa, si vence al Paris Saint-Germain en la final de la Champions League el 30 de mayo. Como el PSG ya abrochó el título en Francia hace unas semanas y ya está pensando en esa final desde hace días, el Arsenal corría con desventaja si aún debía jugarse el título este domingo, cuando se juegue la jornada 38 de la liga inglesa. Ahora, todos los “cañones” apuntan a Luis Enrique y compañía.

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By Patrick Svitek, Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, CNN

(CNN) — It seemed like the end of the road for Ken Paxton.

The Texas attorney general had underperformed expectations in the state’s March 3 Republican primary for Senate, narrowly trailing long-endangered incumbent Sen. John Cornyn. Trump was on the verge of endorsing Cornyn, promising to make a choice “soon” and demanding that the candidate he did not endorse drop out. Paxton had made clear he would not abide by such an arrangement, something Trump said was a “bad” move by Paxton.

So Paxton tried something new: At 12:18 p.m. on March 5, he posted on X that he would consider dropping out if Senate Republicans abolished the filibuster to pass the Save America Act, a Trump priority bill to impose new voter ID restrictions. Paxton texted Trump the post to make sure he saw it.

It was a “Hail Mary,” as one person familiar with the matter put it, but it appeared to pay off. Trump was already frustrated that his intentions to endorse Cornyn had been leaked and allies had been calling nonstop to tell him that a Cornyn endorsement would be a betrayal to his loyal base. Trump held off on endorsing in the runoff for 75 days — and then on Tuesday, Trump abruptly gave his support to Paxton.

The chain of events was as exhilarating to Paxton supporters who have long seen him as far more loyal to Trump — and worthy of his endorsement — as it was devastating to many of Cornyn’s colleagues in the Senate.

“This is the president’s party, let’s just be very, very clear,” said Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas, an early Paxton supporter who brought him to this year’s State of the Union. “I think it is incumbent upon members of Congress and others to just remember that — remember that when it comes to the president’s agenda.”

Officials noted that Paxton’s gambit on the legislation paid off with the president and kept him in the mix long enough for the tides to turn in his favor. Sources familiar with the decision-making process said Trump also likes Paxton more and always has, and that it wasn’t a heavy lift to convince him of Cornyn being a fair-weather fan.

White House officials said Trump has also been feeling emboldened after helping unseat Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana on Saturday and a group of Indiana state lawmakers earlier this month, amounting to a hot streak of political revenge.

While Cornyn and Trump have generally worked well together, the president has not forgotten how Cornyn said in 2023 that Trump’s time “has passed him by,” a comment that Paxton has regularly highlighted — and that Trump alluded to Tuesday.

Trump’s endorsement instantly makes Paxton the front-runner in what had been considered a highly competitive May 26 runoff. Still, the endorsement could saddle Senate GOP leaders with a nominee whom Republican-affiliated groups have spent tens of millions of dollars attacking and portraying as unelectable.

It’s a whirlwind turnaround that Democrats hope will upend the fight for Senate control.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said after Trump’s endorsement of Paxton that Democrats are in “much better shape” to win the Texas race. Inside the White House, officials acknowledged there might be work to do to help boost Paxton but brushed off the idea that any Republican was going to be

By Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN

(CNN) — The Internal Revenue Service can’t bring claims against President Donald Trump, his family or businesses for past tax issues, according to additional terms added Tuesday to the settlement the Justice Department reached with Trump to resolve his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS.

The additional terms, first reported by Politico, were quietly added in a hyperlink to Monday’s Justice Department press release that contained an agreement to create a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people or organizations that have been “weaponized” by past administrations — a fund widely expected to benefit Trump’s allies, including January 6, 2021, US Capitol rioters.

Trump’s lawsuit — and how the Trump administration resolved it — has been labeled “self-dealing” by the president’s critics, since Trump controls the executive branch agencies that were deciding how to respond to a lawsuit he brought in his personal capacity. Trump abruptly dropped the case after signals that the judge could probe whether it was a legitimate legal dispute belonging in court.

According to the new document, dated Tuesday and signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the federal government is “FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED” from prosecuting or pursuing “claims” or “examinations” arising from matters pending before the IRS, including “tax returns” filed by Trump before the agreement was reached. The language applies not just to Trump, but to his family, trusts, companies and other affiliates.

The IRS and the Justice Department did not immediately respond to CNN’s inquiries about the new language.

Rep. Richard Neal, the senior Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee — the chamber’s principal tax-writing panel —quickly condemned the addition as “corruption.”

“Trump has turned the federal government into his personal protection racket by making sure his, his family, and his companies’ taxes are permanently off limits,” Neal said in a social media post. “The same people struggling with groceries and gas are now forced to bankroll this billionaire’s legal shakedown and the enrichment of his family empire.

Senior officials have continued to defend the anti-weaponization fund since its announcement Monday, but have so far evaded questions about the newly released terms.

Blanche, who personally signed the new addendum but not the agreement itself, said during congressional testimony Tuesday morning that the president, his family and their entities agreed not to apply for payments through the fund. He was not questioned about any additional terms of the agreement.

And Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, who signed the original agreement, said it is “way, way, way too early to rush to judgement” on how the fund will be operated. Woodward also pledged that he would “not be signing off on any settlements involving any former clients,” which include Trump’s valet and former co-defendant Walt Nauta and others charged in connection to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

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By Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN

(CNN) — The Internal Revenue Service can’t bring claims against President Donald Trump, his family or businesses for past tax issues, according to additional terms added Tuesday to the settlement the Justice Department reached with Trump to resolve his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS.

The additional terms, first reported by Politico, were quietly added in a hyperlink to Monday’s Justice Department press release that contained an agreement to create a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people or organizations that have been “weaponized” by past administrations — a fund widely expected to benefit Trump’s allies, including January 6, 2021, US Capitol rioters.

Trump’s lawsuit — and how the Trump administration resolved it — has been labeled “self-dealing” by the president’s critics, since Trump controls the executive branch agencies that were deciding how to respond to a lawsuit he brought in his personal capacity. Trump abruptly dropped the case after signals that the judge could probe whether it was a legitimate legal dispute belonging in court.

According to the new document, dated Tuesday and signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, the federal government is “FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED” from prosecuting or pursuing “claims” or “examinations” arising from matters pending before the IRS, including “tax returns” filed by Trump before the agreement was reached. The language applies not just to Trump, but to his family, trusts, companies and other affiliates.

The IRS and the Justice Department did not immediately respond to CNN’s inquiries about the new language.

Rep. Richard Neal, the senior Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee — the chamber’s principal tax-writing panel —quickly condemned the addition as “corruption.”

“Trump has turned the federal government into his personal protection racket by making sure his, his family, and his companies’ taxes are permanently off limits,” Neal said in a social media post. “The same people struggling with groceries and gas are now forced to bankroll this billionaire’s legal shakedown and the enrichment of his family empire.

Senior officials have continued to defend the anti-weaponization fund since its announcement Monday, but have so far evaded questions about the newly released terms.

Blanche, who personally signed the new addendum but not the agreement itself, said during congressional testimony Tuesday morning that the president, his family and their entities agreed not to apply for payments through the fund. He was not questioned about any additional terms of the agreement.

And Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, who signed the original agreement, said it is “way, way, way too early to rush to judgement” on how the fund will be operated. Woodward also pledged that he would “not be signing off on any settlements involving any former clients,” which include Trump’s valet and former co-defendant Walt Nauta and others charged in connection to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

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By Hira Humayun, CNN

(CNN) — Former Cuban leader Raul Castro could be indicted for his alleged role in the shooting down of two civilian planes 30 years ago that killed three Americans and sent US-Cuba relations plunging.

The planes belonging to a Miami-based volunteer organization called Brothers to the Rescue were shot down in 1996 – triggering the longstanding embargo on Cuba that remains in place today.

Sources told CNN last week that federal prosecutors were looking into bringing charges against Castro, who was the island’s defense minister at the time of the 1996 incident. The Department of Justice has said it will make an announcement in Miami on Wednesday in conjunction with a ceremony to honor those killed – but has not been explicit about what that announcement will be.

News of the potential indictment comes as the Trump administration has become increasingly confrontational with Cuba, intensifying sanctions and imposing an oil blockade.

Here’s what you need to know about the incident at the center of the potential indictment.

What happened?

In the 1990s, Brothers to the Rescue carried out regular flights attempting to find and assist Cubans trying to sail to the US.

On one such mission, on February 24, 1996, Cuban forces shot down two of their planes near to the Cuban coast, destroying them with heat-seeking missiles, according to Congress documents. Three American citizens and one resident of the US were killed. A third Brothers aircraft escaped.

In the immediate aftermath of the incident, the Cuban government accused Brothers to the Rescue of engaging in covert operations against the regime – allegations the US swiftly denied.

According to the US government, the Brothers to the Rescue planes were unarmed and the volunteers aboard posed no threat to the Cuban government, military or population.

Who are Brothers to the Rescue?

Brothers to the Rescue, which is no longer active, has in the past described itself as a pro-democracy humanitarian group dedicated to helping Cuban people free themselves from dictatorship, using nonviolent means.

The volunteer activist group was founded in May 1991 by anti-regime Cuban exile Jose Basulto, who was on the plane that escaped, and made up of Cuban American pilots flying out of Miami area airports. Its inception came after Cuban teenager Gregoria Perez Ricardo, who fled the communist-run island, died of severe dehydration while crossing the Florida Straits, according to the group.

They also dropped leaflets over Cuba criticizing the communist government of Fidel Castro, the country’s former revolutionary leader who made Cuba the first Communist country in the Western Hemisphere – and played a central role in the Cold War.

During the Fidel Castro dictatorship, arbitrary arrests, brutal crackdowns on dissent, beatings, intimidation, and surveillance were common. Many of those trying to flee the island – some on makeshift rafts – wouldn’t survive the perilous journey across the Florida Straits.

How did the US respond?

The US government swiftly condemned the shooting down of the two planes and just days later, President Bill Clinton signed the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act, also known as the Helms-Burton Act.

The act tightened sanctions on Cuba and remains the basis of US embargos on the country. The law called for an act of Congress to lift any part of the embargo against Cuba. Visas would be denied to anyone using or profiting from Cuban property – and to Cuban government employees and communist party members, under the law.

The act also prohi