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State Department layoffs affect key Trump priorities like intelligence, energy and China
Trump administration officials have defended the mass dismissals, saying they are overdue and necessary to make the ...
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'Have You No Sense Of Decency?': Chris Van Hollen Grills Marco Rubio To His Face Over Trump's Illegal Deportations During Fiery Remarks
During Secretary of State Marco Rubio's testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 20, 2025, Senator Chris Van Hollen delivered fiery remarks lambasting Rubio over the Trump ...
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'That's Pathetic, Mr. Secretary': Senate Hearing Derails When Chris Van Hollen Gets Into Shouting Match With Marco Rubio Over Student Visas
During Secretary of State Marco Rubio's testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 20, 2025, Senator ...
Rubio Says Xi-Trump Summit Likely After Meeting China Envoy
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is likely after ...
Rubio says no 'drama or division' in US relations with Japan
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday played down concerns about relations with key U.S. ally Japan, saying there is ...
Marco Rubio slams Russia over Ukrainian war death count, just days after Trump calls out ‘bulls–t’ Vladimir Putin
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Thursday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ...
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What Trump’s Cuba Policy Should Be to Advance US Interests
The danger of “maximum pressure” vs. the promise of “pragmatic engagement.” Peter Kornbluh Since Donald Trump returned to the ...
Trump’s tariffs may overshadow Rubio’s first official trip to Asia
Sweeping tariffs set to be imposed by President Donald Trump next month may overshadow his top diplomat's first official trip ...
‘High probability’ Trump and Xi will meet this year, Rubio says
There is a “high probability” that US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet this year, US Secretary ...
Rubio has 'frank' talks with Russia's Lavrov in Kuala Lumpur
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he expressed the United States' frustration that more progress has not been made on ...
Rubio’s Cuts at State Department Demote Longtime U.S. Values
Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s ...
Marco Rubio’s Difficult Balancing Act in Asia
The U.S. Secretary of State wants to bolster defense ties in the Indo-Pacific, while distrust of Trump’s commitments to the ...