Rubio Makes Nice on First Trip Abroad But Keeps an Eye on Trump
In his first overseas stop as the top US diplomat, Marco Rubio went to Panama and secured an agreement for the US Navy to ...
Rubio’s First Overseas Trip Targets an Audience of One: Donald Trump
America’s top diplomat tried to make clear he and his boss share the same worldview.
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What Rubio told U.S. diplomats about the future of foreign aid, as most programs paused
It has to be programs that we can justify. Otherwise, we do endanger foreign aid," Rubio told about 200 staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City, according to a partial transcript of his ...
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Rubio says it's 'not our intention' to uproot USAID workers abroad
The Trump administration has recalled all USAID staffers working abroad. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told embassy officials in Guatemala this week that it was "not our intention" to uproot ...
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Rubio lauds El Salvador's offer to put U.S. deportees, including American criminals, in "mega-prison"
San Salvador, El Salvador — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said late Monday that El Salvador's president has offered to accept and incarcerate deportees from the U.S. of any nationality ...
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Transcript Shows Rubio Asking U.S.A.I.D. Worker for ‘Trust’ and ‘Patience’
By Michael Crowley Michael Crowley has been traveling with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Latin America this week. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday told an official with the United ...
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Rubio’s tenure as secretary of state is off to a dreadful start
The secretary of state was supposed to be one of the “normal” picks for Trump’s Cabinet, but Marco Rubio is already failing badly on the job. By Steve Benen Many of Donald Trump’s Cabinet ...
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Rubio’s years of strong support for USAID stand in contrast to his sudden criticism of the aid agency
Rubio’s most recent comments directly contradict years of support and praise he has directed toward USAID, including a tweet he posted in February 2017 that said, “Foreign Aid is not charity.
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Rubio debuts as personable, bilingual face of 'America First'
Making his debut as the top US diplomat, Marco Rubio has conducted most business entirely in Spanish, forging quick bonds ...
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Rubio grants Costa Rica USAID waiver for help stopping illegal drugs, migrants
One day after he was named acting director of the United States Agency for International Development, Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised Costa Rica on Tuesday, holding it up as an example of a ...
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US seizes Venezuelan president's plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit
A "seized" sign is placed on a Venezuelan government airplane during a news conference where U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced ... (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool) ...
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Ukraine conflict 'needs to end now' – US Secretary of State Mark Rubio
Ukraine is being destroyed by the fighting with Russia and the conflict must be swiftly settled through negotiations, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. In an interview on Sirius XM’s ...