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Donald Trump thinks Marco Rubio could be his potential successor. 10 things to know about him

Donald Trump said Marco Rubio can also become his successor. In his interview with MSNBC, US President Donald Trump finally named his potential successors but he did not stop at the obvious choice, Vice President JD Vance who is also the Republicans’ favorite candidate for 2028. Trump also mentioned Marco Rubio, the secretary of state […]

US criticizes Germany for labeling AfD ‘extremist’ | World News

Top-ranking officials in US President Donald Trump‘s administration were quick to criticize Germany’s domestic intelligence agency BfV on Friday for designating the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a “right-wing extremist” entity.The agency said the party’s positions on ethnicity were incompatible with democracy, noting that the AfD “aims to exclude certain population groups from […]

Marco Rubio cracks up Trump cabinet with tootsie roll joke: ‘Because of secretary Kennedy, I’m not eating’

US secretary of state Marco Rubio with Donald Trump The Trump cabinet burst out laughing when secretary of state Marco Rubio joked with Tootsie Roll and said that because of Robert F Kennedy, Jr, US department of health and human Services, he is afraid to eat anything.While talking about his first 100 days in the […]

‘He’s a devout Catholic’: JD Vance’s tongue-in-cheek joke about making Marco Rubio next Pope

In a scene that feels equal parts political satire and constitutional stress test, Marco Rubio has become the Trump administration’s man for all seasons, and all jobs.Rubio, 53, now holds four prominent roles simultaneously: Secretary of State, Acting Administrator of the US Agency for International Development, Acting Archivist of the National Archives, and as of […]

Marco Rubio, Secretary of Everything

Secretary of state. Acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development. Acting archivist for the National Archives and Records Administration. And now interim national security adviser to President Trump. Like a Christmas tree bedecked with shiny ornaments of every shape and size, Marco Rubio, 53, has accumulated four titles starting with his confirmation as […]

Trump makes Rubio interim NSA, nominates Mike Waltz for UN ambassador

Mark Rubio and Mike Waltz (File Images) After removing Mike Waltz from the position of National Security Advisor, the Trump administration appointed secretary of state Marco Rubio, but as an “interim.” And Mike Waltz is still in the administration. On Thursday, US President Donald Trump said that in the interim, Rubio will serve as national […]

U.S. and U.N. Urge De-Escalation Between India and Pakistan

A week after a deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir, diplomatic efforts to ease rising tensions between India and Pakistan have ramped up, as global jitters grow over the possibility of a military confrontation between the nuclear-armed neighbors. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio held separate conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan and […]

‘To make it great again’: Marco Rubio announces ‘comprehensive plan’ to restructure ‘bloated’ US State Department

File: Marco Rubio (AP photo) United States secretary of state Marco Rubio on Tuesday announced there would be a “comprehensive” reorganization of the US State Department, which he leads. According to Rubio, the State Department, in its current form, is “bloated”, “bureaucratic”, and it has “failed” to perform its essential diplomatic mission in this era […]

Rubio says US will drop Ukraine-Russia peace efforts if no progress within days

US secretary of state Marco Rubio (center) and Germany’s political director of the ministry of foreign affairs Gunter Sautter (right) attend a meeting on Ukraine and its security in Paris (Source: AP) PARIS: US secretary of state Marco Rubio said Friday that the US may “move on” from trying to secure a Russia-Ukraine peace deal […]

Marco Rubio: ‘Have other priorities to focus on’: Marco Rubio signals US may soon abandon Ukraine-Russia peace push due to stalled talks

File photo: US secretary of state Marco Rubio (Picture credit: AP) US secretary of state Marco Rubio on Friday warned that Washington could walk away from its push to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine within days, unless progress becomes visible soon. Speaking in Paris after high-level discussions with European and Ukrainian leaders, […]