Newly appointed United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has described Edmundo González Urrutia as the “rightful president” of Venezuela.

"The Iranians, in fact, are beginning to build drone factories for the manufacture of Iranian drones in our own hemisphere," Sen. Marco Rubio said.

Donald Trump’s secretary of state-nominee Marco Rubio said the US should reconsider Chevron Corp.’s sanctions waiver that allows the oil giant to operate in Venezuela.

As America’s top diplomat, Rubio will not need to be briefed on the state of play. His views were forged in Miami, which has its own foreign policy and serves as the de facto capital of Latin America. It is a Latino-dominated city of exiles, where political shake ups in Latin America can lead to the eruption of local protests.

The message seemed designed to reach Washington as one administration prepares to hand the baton to the next: If the United States keeps messing with Venezuela, then Caracas will retaliate by “liberating” the US territory of Puerto Rico,

Senator Marco Rubio warned of China’s growing threat, and he backed NATO but said Europe needed to do more to help protect itself. His friendly, five-hour confirmation hearing seemed to all but guarantee he would be the next secretary of state.

Rubio reaffirmed the United States' support for the restoration of democracy in Venezuela Venezuelan opposition leaders were told by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the Donald Trump ...

Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio drew bipartisan support among Senate Foreign ... in 2010 and gained a reputation as a hawkish voice on China, Iran, Cuba and Venezuela. Rubio and Trump launched a series of vicious attacks against each other in ...

As the country’s top diplomat, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who has a special interest in Latin America, would be tasked with navigating Donald Trump’s efforts to expand U.S. influence.

President Trump signed an executive order taking drastic steps to crack down on the violent Venezuelan migrant gang “Tren de Aragua," which has been terrorizing American cities in recent months.

Rubio will depart on his first foreign trip to visit countries in Central America that may be vital for carrying out the Trump administration's mass deportation plans.