Marco Rubio

Rubio blames Iran's Shia clerics for Mideast instability, calls regime an 'extraordinary danger'

"This is an extraordinary historic danger and one that cannot be ignored because I know we think it's half a world away, but nothing is half a world away anymore. Nothing is," Rubio said.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press after a meeting with France's President on the sidelines of the G7 foreign ministers summit in Paris, France, November 9, 2026.
L-R: US VP JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Sen. Jon Ossoff, and Pete Buttigieg.

Republicans Vance, Rubio, Democrats Ossoff, Buttigieg favored for 2028 US elections - poll

Yashar head Gadi Eisenkot seen behind Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as party leaders pose for a group picture in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 10, 2026

Can Netanyahu launch another war against Iran while leading a caretaker government? - explainer

An election campaign poster featuring Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside US President Donald Trump is displayed on a bus in Jerusalem, October 25, 2026

Netanyahu's 1996 promise to end US aid to Israel fulfilled after 30 years, PMO claims


Rubio holds advantage over Vance in matchups against Democratic presidential candidates - poll

According to the Emerson College poll, Rubio defeats both former vice president Kamala Harris and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in hypothetical races by the same margin, 48% to 43%.

L-R) US Vice President JD Vance and US President Donald Trump listen to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speak during a meeting with Lebanon Ambassador to the US and Israel Ambassador to the US, at the White House in Washington, DC on April 23, 2026.

US judge strikes down Trump policy suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 countries

US District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan said the policy that the State Department announced in January was "patently unlawful" and ran afoul of federal immigration law.

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, US, July 15, 2026.

US designates Myanmar scholar, US citizen Min Zin held by China as wrongfully detained

The designation for Min Zin, who is accused of endangering Chinese national security, comes just weeks before US President Donald Trump is scheduled to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping to the US.

Min Zin, US citizen designated as wrongfully detained by China on August 20 2026

Senators press Rubio, Bessent on lack of counter-evasion sanctions on Russia

The US last imposed major sanctions on Russia in October 2025, when the Treasury Department targeted Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil.

(File Photo) Marco Rubio and Scott Bessent arrive before US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla participate in an arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 28, 2026.

Ethiopia, US reinforce commitment to partner on cross-sectional issues - opinion

Washington and Addis Ababa have long enjoyed a shared history of cooperation. Now, these ties are getting even stronger

Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos.

'A new era begins': Israel, Venezuela open up consular relations for first time in 17 years

The move creates an official channel of coordination between Israel and Venezuela, which have not maintained diplomatic relations since 2009.

A supporter of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s Vente Venezuela wears a Venezuelan flag during a rally marking the two-year anniversary of presidential elections, which authorities said Nicolas Maduro won, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 28, 2026.

Miami man pleads guilty to death threats against US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem

The 47-year-old man, Jon Christopher Enriquez, had made three posts on Twitter/X threatening the two US officials on May 27, including specific times at which the officials would be executed.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony with Paraguayan Vice President Pedro Alliana on strategic civil nuclear cooperation, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, August 4, 2026.

Trump pitches Vance to donors as next presidential candidate in private meeting - report

According to two anonymous sources, Trump had told the donors that "At the end of the day, we need to elect JD," during a meeting in the Oval Office two weeks ago. 

 US President Donald Trump talks with Vice President JD Vance in the Cross Hall following a celebration of US military mothers event at the White House in Washington, US, May 8, 2025.

US to join Russia, China in war on crime, Kash Patel says, as former FBI director warns of risks

The partnerships have involved personnel exchanges in which Chinese law enforcement officials have visited the United States and FBI agents have traveled to China to work on cases together.

: FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, May 12, 2026.

US sees progress in Hormuz Strait talks, hopes for deal very shortly, Rubio says

"There's been progress made in those talks, but not finality yet. We're hoping that will happen very shortly," Rubio told reporters at the State Department.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers remarks at the start of a ministerial meeting on political violence, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, July 16, 2026.