Once an advocate of US soft power, the secretary of state has embraced Maga values from isolationism to impatience with foreign aid

It was after midnight in Malaysia when Secretary of State Marco Rubio dialed into a call between President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. The topic was Ukraine and Rubio, on his first trip to Asia as Trump’s top diplomat,

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced mass layoffs at the U.S. State Department as part of a major restructuring plan by the Trump Administration. The New York Times reported that 1300 State Department employees are being laid off,

Under Secretary Rubio's directive, the U.S. State Department will focus on election outcomes over processes, requiring senior approval for statements on foreign elections.

Rubio said the U.S. tariffs imposed on many Asian countries, including the heaviest levies on China, were a top complaint at the summit.

In fact, Trump’s LATAM policy was jokingly summed up in 2020 as “Make Marco Rubio Happy,” suggesting the Florida senator had significant influence on the 45th POTUS — so much so that The ...

The order says the U.S. will only comment if “there is a clear and compelling U.S. foreign policy interest to do so.”

A State Department cable telling officials to avoid comments on the “fairness or integrity” of most elections continues a U.S. turn away from promoting democratic values abroad.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of State, appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in ...