Oct 12 AP report: Trump, Rubio weigh firing Kimberly Guilfoyle after mounting reports of improper conduct By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Guilfoyle has not addressed the reports directly, but in a statement released late Sunday, her lawyers denied she had done anything wrong and claimed that the money she was seeking from the Trump donor was payment for services — public… Continue reading
Oct 08 Rubio says U.S. pressure on NATO allies to boost defense spending is 'not hostile' By Matthew Lee, Barry Hatton, Associated Press “People sometimes view this call to invest more in defense as a hostile thing,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. “It is not a hostile thing.”… Continue reading
Oct 08 Report alleges Ambassador Guilfoyle improperly asked a donor to pay her credit card bill. Rubio refuses to comment By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that he would not discuss the allegations contained in a Wall Street Journal story that said U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle had asked a donor and supporter of President Donald Trump to… Continue reading
Oct 07 WATCH: Rubio urges Europe to defend Western values and strengthen U.S. alliance in Greece By Matthew Lee, Derek Gatopoulos, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a sweeping speech against the backdrop of the Acropolis in Athens, called for the nations of the West to return to their civilizational roots and restore the values that drove the rise of Europe… Continue reading
Oct 06 Cold War memories stir Rubio in Iceland as he champions diplomacy and downplays differences By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday sought to reassure NATO ally Iceland that President Donald Trump's administration has no designs on the island but shares its deep concerns about Arctic security as tensions between the United States and Russia… Continue reading
Oct 02 Former GOP Rep. David Rivera sentenced to 10 years for secret Venezuela lobbying By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press David Rivera of Miami has been jailed since his conviction in May for conspiracy to commit money laundering and failing to register as a foreign agent for the government of Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading
Sep 29 Iran's currency hits a new record low as war erodes the country's economic stability By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The Iranian economy has been under duress for years in the face of international sanctions. A U.S. naval blockade on Iranian oil and new sanctions imposed since the start of the war have sent it into freefall. Continue reading
Sep 15 U.S. pulls millions in military aid from Europe and Mideast to support Trump-aligned nations in Americas By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration is stripping tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance to countries in Europe and the Middle East to support conservative-leaning governments in Central and South America. Continue reading
Sep 11 As Trump squeezes the International Criminal Court, more countries are leaving By Molly Quell, Associated Press As the United States ratchets up the pressure on the International Criminal Court, sanctioning two more high-ranking staff members in recent weeks, a small but growing number of the global tribunal’s member states have announced they will quit the institution. Continue reading
Sep 10 WATCH: Rubio holds news conference with Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori By Matthew Lee, Astrid Suárez, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged Thursday that the U.S. would not take military action against narcotics traffickers in Latin American countries without the approval of its allies, even as the Trump administration keeps up a yearlong campaign of deadly… Continue reading