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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels to St. Kitts and Nevis for a CARICOM summit to push regional security, trade and stability as Washington pursues a Monroe Doctrine–style Western Hemisphere strategy, amid talks on Venezuela’s Maduro, Cuba’s humanitarian crisis, and broader shifts in geopolitics, with Rubio set to meet host Terrance Drew and other Caribbean leaders.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will privately brief House and Senate leadership and the top members of the intelligence committees at the White House on Iran as the administration weighs possible military action, ahead of President Trump’s State of the Union. The meeting, not on Trump’s public schedule, underscores ongoing debates over authorization for any use of force while the U.S. builds up forces in the Middle East and Iran’s nuclear program remains a flashpoint.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels to the Caribbean to reassert American interests in response to Venezuela’s strikes and threats from Iran, signaling a regional security push and renewed U.S. diplomacy in the area.
At Munich, Marco Rubio told Viktor Orbán that US-Hungary relations were in a "golden age" and floated possible support, including keeping Hungary’s exemptions from sanctions on Russian energy. The remarks are seen in Brussels as an attempt to sway Hungary’s election and to sow disunity within the EU amid tensions over Ukraine, defence, and trade. Analysts warn the move signals bipartisan U.S. backing for right‑wing figures and a shift toward a more openly transactional transatlantic stance, prompting diplomats to stress the goal of reinforced EU unity as the core response.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's bid for a fifth term during a Budapest visit, stressing a strong personal relationship with President Trump; the talks produced a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement that could include small modular reactors and U.S. fuel and storage tech, signaling deeper energy ties as Hungary heads toward the April elections.
At the Munich Security Conference, Rubio sought to reassure Europe that the US still values the alliance while pressing for reciprocity and shared resolve. German Chancellor Merz countered by warning that the liberal international order is fraying and Europe must prepare for a multipolar world. The piece argues Rubio’s outreach mirrors Trumpism with a human face, and his post‑ Munich meetings with Orbán and Fico signal Europe’s growing willingness to chart a course beyond Washington, including new economic blocs and recalibrated transatlantic ties.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to Budapest to sign a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Hungary, part of expanding U.S.-Hungary energy cooperation. Hungary aims to develop up to 10 small modular reactors (SMRs) and sign a nuclear fuel deal with Westinghouse for its Paks I plant, in a context of Orbán seeking Trump’s endorsement ahead of the April elections.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio began a Central European tour, meeting Slovakia’s Robert Fico and visiting Hungary’s Viktor Orbán to deepen cooperation on nuclear energy, energy diversification, and military modernization, while discussing Ukraine peace efforts and migration policy. Slovakia eyes US nuclear reactors and Hungary pursues LNG and broader energy partnerships, both countries skeptical of EU policies like REPowerEU and aligned with Trump’s agenda, as Rubio’s talks also touch on regional security and peace initiatives.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Europe should be a stronger, independent partner rather than dependent on Washington, as he tours Bratislava and Budapest to discuss NATO unity, Ukraine peace efforts, and energy ties, while downplaying concerns about troop redeployments and highlighting deeper U.S.–EU cooperation through central Europe.
At the Munich Security Conference, Rubio sought to reassure European leaders of the U.S. commitment to the transatlantic alliance as Beijing’s Wang Yi pitched a China–EU partnership that rejects bloc confrontation and unilateralism. The exchanges come as Europe weighs trade deficits and supply-chain concerns with China, plus wary views on China’s stance on Taiwan and Russia, signaling a broader shift toward a multi‑polar global order with Europe potentially acting as a hinge between Washington and Beijing.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called a joint assessment by France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom that Navalny was poisoned by a toxin from a poison-dart frog 'troubling,' even as Moscow denies the charges. The U.S. did not join the statement, though Rubio said he does not dispute the outcome. Rubio is on a Slovakia–Hungary trip, meeting with leaders including Viktor Orbán to bolster ties ahead of Hungary’s April election.
Sen. Marco Rubio used his Munich Security Conference remarks to lay out a MAGA-aligned foreign policy focused on national sovereignty, a skeptical view of free trade, and Western civilization as a shared heritage, while opposing mass migration and signaling readiness for unilateral action if needed, echoing themes from Vice President Vance and signaling a multi-year Republican foreign policy trajectory.
Sen. Marco Rubio testifies before Congress, warning that Venezuela's leadership could face future U.S. military action if it strays from Washington's goals, reflecting escalating U.S. pressure amid tensions following a U.S. operation against Maduro.
At a forthcoming Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will warn that the Trump administration is prepared to use force against Venezuela if its interim leadership strays from U.S. goals, stressing that there are no U.S. troops on the ground. He defends actions like Maduro’s removal and oil-tanker seizures, while pressing to open Venezuela’s energy sector to U.S. firms and to keep pressure on Caracas, even as Democrats accuse the administration of overreach. The move comes as Washington works to normalize ties, reopen the Caracas embassy, and coordinate with Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodríguez, with Rubio set to meet opposition leader María Corina Machado during the visit.
President Trump named Jared Kushner, Marco Rubio and Tony Blair to a Gaza reconstruction ‘Board of Peace,’ a move Israel said wasn’t coordinated with it and which drew objections as Washington pushes to revive Gaza amid ongoing conflict and Hamas concerns.