Vic Mellor, 57, a US businessman and Republican candidate for Congress in Rhode Island, walks along a street in Havana on May 29, 2026. US businessman and Republican congressional candidate Vic Mellor, 57, said he met for several hours in Havana with Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, grandson of former Cuban leader Raul Castro, during a discreet visit to the island amid heightened tensions between Havana and Washington. (Photo by ADALBERTO ROQUE / AFP via Getty Images)