Less than a week before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden is lifting the state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba.

WASHINGTON — Retiring President Biden is lifting Cuba’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism less than a week before leaving office — outraging Republican members of Congress who believe more stringent sanctions should remain in effect.

In a last-minute move before he leaves office next week, President Joe Biden removed Cuba from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism, lifted sanctions on companies run by Cuba’s military and again suspended a provision in a law that allows Cuban Americans to seek compensation for confiscated property on the island.