December 17, 2014 12:05 pm What's Next for U.S.-Cuba Relations? The exchange of American Alan Gross for three Cubans jailed in the U.S. is expected to be the start of a larger thaw in relations between the two nations. NBC News political writer Carrie Dann has more. Local 2:24 DC Council chairman intends to ignore CFO's budget request 2:45 US House passes Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan aid, potential TikTok ban 2:30 Virginia Democrats push to guarantee access to contraception 3:33 Virginia lawmakers start over on state budget 2:05 Maryland's $63 billion budget includes some tax and fee increases