May 20 WATCH: Rubio testifies on State Department budget request, defending dramatic cuts By Matthew Lee, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Democratic senators sparred Tuesday over the Trump administration’s foreign policies, ranging from Ukraine and Russia to the Middle East, Latin America, the slashing of the U.S. foreign assistance budget and refugee admissions. Continue reading
May 19 JD Vance extends to Pope Leo XIV an invitation from Trump to visit U.S. By Nicole Winfield, Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press Joining him at the meeting on Monday was Secretary of State Marco Rubio, also a Catholic. Continue reading
May 15 NATO weighs a US demand to massively hike defense spending as some struggle to meet the current goal By Matthew Lee, Lorne Cook, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press NATO foreign ministers are debating a U.S. demand for a big increase in defense spending, President Donald Trump's administration wants to focus on security challenges outside of Europe. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 4:36 Waltz ousted as national security adviser, nominated for UN role in White House shakeup By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev Three months into his second term, President Trump is shaking up his national security team. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, whose use of an unclassified messaging platform caused an uproar starting in March, will leave his job and be nominated… Continue watching
May 01 Watch 6:11 Former ambassador John Negroponte discusses changes to Trump's national security team By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn The Trump White House announced a major shakeup with embattled National Security Adviser Mike Waltz leaving his post to become the next U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Amna Nawaz discussed the move with Ambassador John Negroponte. He was the first… Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch 8:45 Foreign policy experts offer views on Trump administration's student activist crackdown By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi According to attorneys, over 1,000 student visas have been revoked in the Trump administration’s crackdown. Part of that effort has been a State Department argument that some students’ actions threaten U.S. foreign policy interests. Nick Schifrin discussed more with former… Continue watching
Apr 22 State Department unveils massive overhaul of agency, 15 percent staff reduction By Farnoush Amiri, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Plans include consolidating 734 bureaus and offices to 602 as well as transitioning 137 offices "to another location within the Department to increase efficiency."… Continue reading
Apr 18 U.S. will drop Ukraine-Russia peace efforts if no progress within days, Rubio warns By Angela Charlton, Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press Rubio spoke in Paris after landmark talks among U.S., Ukrainian and European officials. Continue reading
Apr 17 Future of Ukraine subject of Paris talks with Rubio, Witkoff and top European officials By Associated Press There are also meetings with countries considering a way to police an eventual peace deal. Continue reading
Apr 10 Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, Rubio argues his presence undermines U.S. foreign policy By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The two-page memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press, does not allege any criminal conduct by Khalil, a legal permanent U.S. resident and graduate student who served as spokesperson for campus activists last year during large demonstrations against Israel's… Continue reading