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Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa walks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Carondelet Palace in Quito, Ecuador
Latin America

Rubio goes on LatAm road show, earning praise but few real wins

In an early audition for 2028, the secretary of state sought to shore up his image across the Western hemisphere

Hegseth JD Vance
Washington Politics

Why are so many Vance allies leaving the administration?

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll isn't the first official to be squeezed out or to leave with little explanation. It's not hard to figure out what they all have in common.

Hezbollah south lebanaon
Middle East

Trump's Lebanon fantasy is running smack into reality

Officials in Beirut know that any agreement with Israel would be dead on arrival at home

Can Cuba outlast Marco Rubio?
Latin America

Can Cuba outlast Marco Rubio?

The US says it wants a deal, but the secretary of state sure isn't acting like it

Rubio arrives in Manila as China-Philippines tensions spike
QiOSK

Rubio arrives in Manila as China-Philippines tensions spike

The secretary of state met with officials from both countries after a fight in the South China Sea

Sergey Lavrov, Marco Rubio
Europe

The US suggests it might dump talks as Russia escalates war

Rubio's ominous comments about the future of negotiations, coupled with Moscow urging US and European diplomats to leave Kyiv, spell darkness ahead