Feb 16 Israel's Netanyahu signals he's moving ahead with Trump's plan to move Palestinians from Gaza By Matthew Lee, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press Netanyahu discussed the plan with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who kicked off a Middle East visit by endorsing Israel's war aims in Gaza, saying Hamas “must be eradicated.” That created further doubt around the shaky ceasefire as talks on its… Continue reading
Feb 06 U.S. seizes a Maduro plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio's visit By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio watched as American officials affixed the seizure warrant to the plane during a visit to Santo Domingo, the last stop of his five-nation tour of Latin America. Continue reading
Feb 06 4 takeaways from Rubio's first trip abroad as secretary of state By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The five-nation tour to Central America — a destination Rubio deliberately chose for his maiden voyage as President Donald Trump’s top diplomat — was overshadowed by a massive Washington-centered upheaval in U.S. foreign policy. Continue reading
Feb 06 WATCH: Rubio insists relocation of Palestinians from Gaza would be temporary at news conference with Dominican president By Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio intends to announce the seizure on Thursday during a visit to Santo Domingo, the last stop of his five-nation tour of Latin America, according to a U.S. official. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 8:02 Former USAID administrator describes global impact of agency's 'destruction' By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn The Trump administration is continuing to dismantle USAID, placing personnel on administrative leave globally. A post on the agency's website claims that travel back to the U.S. for staff stationed in other countries will be arranged and ends with a… Continue watching
Feb 05 WATCH: Rubio makes deal with Guatemala to accept migrants deported from other countries from U.S. By Associated Press Under the “safe third country” agreement announced by President Bernardo Arevalo, the deportees would then be returned to their home countries at U.S. expense. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 4:16 China responds to Trump with retaliatory tariffs and Google antitrust probe By Amna Nawaz, Solveig Rennan President Trump continued to push his agenda on tariffs and immigration. China responded to Trump’s sweeping tariffs with counter-tariffs on certain American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration would consider… Continue watching
Feb 04 Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept U.S. deportees of any nationality, including violent American criminals By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio says “there are obviously legalities involved” in Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s offer to accept and jail violent American criminals. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 8:45 Trump takes steps to shutter USAID and gives Musk unprecedented access to federal systems By Laura Barrón-López, Winston Wilde, Ali Schmitz President Trump is pushing new boundaries by taking steps to shutter an entire government agency without warning and giving his close adviser, Elon Musk, unprecedented access to federal systems. Laura Barrón-López reports. Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 3:43 The potential national and global impact of USAID's closure By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura The U.S. agency tasked with overseeing foreign aid is put on the chopping block with potential risks for national security. Lisa Desjardins reports on the mass layoffs within the U.S. foreign aid program and the possible effects here and abroad. Continue watching