Aug 13 Marco Rubio looks for his place in Trump’s Republican Party By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press After flaming out in the GOP presidential primary — and enduring rival Donald Trump's taunts along the way — Sen. Marco Rubio is entering his next act in politics. Continue reading
Jul 22 Lawmakers reject Trump claim that records confirm misconduct By Associated Press Lawmakers said Sunday that despite President Donald Trump's claim otherwise, newly released documents relating to the wiretapping of onetime campaign adviser Carter Page do not show wrongdoing. Continue reading
May 27 Man held in Venezuela for 2 years is welcomed home by Trump By Catherine Lucey and Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Days after Joshua Holt traveled married a woman in Venezuela, he was arrested and accused of being a U.S. agent trying to destabilize the country. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 4:46 News Wrap: Rubio, Schumer propose new gun legislation By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, new gun control bills emerged in the Senate, including proposals from Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. This comes after President Trump said he’s open to some gun control measures. Also,… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 5:10 NRA backs Trump’s call for arming teachers: ‘Schools must be the most hardened targets’ By PBS News Hour The CEO of the NRA gave a full-bore defense of gun rights at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, calling for weapons in schools in response to a mass shooting in Florida last week. Meanwhile, Republicans in that state… Continue watching
Feb 22 At shooting town hall, Rubio on the defensive on gun control By Associated Press Republican Sen. Marco Rubio was put on the defensive by angry students, teachers and parents who are demanding stronger gun-control measures at a town hall after the shooting rampage that claimed 17 lives at a Florida high school. Continue reading
Feb 18 Survivors of deadly school shooting lash out at Trump By Jason Dearen, Terry Spencer, Allen G. Breed, Associated Press Students who escaped the deadly school shooting in Florida focused their anger at President Trump, contending that his response to the attack has been needlessly divisive. Continue reading
Jan 28 Florida Sen. Marco Rubio fires chief of staff By Associated Press Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Saturday that he has fired his chief of staff after getting reports of "improper conduct" with subordinate staffers. Continue reading
Oct 03 U.S. plans to tell Cuba to remove most of its embassy staff By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration will tell Cuba on Tuesday to withdraw 60 percent of its diplomats from Washington, American officials said. The move is a direct consequence of last week's U.S. move to cut its own embassy staff in Havana by… Continue reading
Jun 18 GOP senator warns against rushed vote on health care bill By Hope Yen, Associated Press A Republican senator on Sunday warned against rushing a vote on a GOP bill to repeal and replace the nation's health care law. Continue reading