Marco Rubio confirmed by Senate to be next secretary of state, becomes first Trump cabinet pick to be approved
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was confirmed by the Senate to be the next secretary of state Monday night, making him the first of President Trump's Cabinet picks to receive congressional approval.
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What Rubio told U.S. diplomats about the future of foreign aid, as most programs paused
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told U.S. diplomats behind closed doors Wednesday. "The United States is not walking away from foreign aid. It's not. We're going to continue to provide foreign aid ...
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Secretary of State Rubio also tapped as acting head of embattled USAID’s ‘viper’s nest of radical left marxists’
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he also ... infiltrated its headquarters in Washington, DC, last weekend, yanked down its website and reportedly drafted a ...
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio told embassy officials that it was "not our intention" to uproot USAID staffers working abroad, despite the agency mandating their return. Marco Rubio met with El ...
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Marco Rubio Issues New Foreign Aid Order—Causing Mass Confusion
Trump’s secretary of state tried to clarify the foreign aid freeze, only to spread even more chaos among groups offering ...
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Rubio: U.S. government ships have 'expectations' not to be charged at Panama Canal
7 (UPI) --Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said it was "absurd ... We intend to make it amicable." On Wednesday night, the State Department issued a statement claiming, "The government ...
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US seizes Venezuelan president’s plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio visit
US 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.
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Marco Rubio forced into embarrassing walk back on Panama Canal claim
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted his claim that Panama ... adding that it was open to establishing a dialogue. Last year, Trump accused Panama of “ripping off” the U.S. in a ...
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Marco Rubio supported USAID as a senator. As secretary of state, he backs gutting it.
As a U.S. senator, Marco Rubio supported foreign aid and praised the U.S. Agency for International Development, aka USAID. Since he became secretary of state and USAID’s acting director ...
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North Korea criticizes Marco Rubio for calling it a 'rogue state'
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea admonished Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday for calling ... Trump raised eyebrows last month when he referred to North Korea as a “nuclear power ...
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Rubio says it's 'not our intention' to uproot USAID workers abroad
Secretary of State Marco ... of an all-night scramble by staff who were directed to compile it shortly after the secretary arrived in the country, according to an embassy official. Rubio said ...