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Rubio Snubs G20, Piles on South Africa

Top diplomat echoes Trump attacks, says he won't attend meeting over 'anti-Americanism'

(Newser) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio is refusing to attend this month's G20 meeting in South Africa, days after President Trump accused the country of "confiscating land" from white farmers. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa disputed the allegations, noting no private property has been expropriated (we have an explainer...

China Warns Marco Rubio to Behave Himself
China Warns Rubio
to Behave Himself
Jan 25, 2025 9:31 AM CST

China Warns Rubio to Behave Himself

The new secretary of state was told to 'act accordingly' in China relations

(Newser) - China's veteran foreign minister has issued a veiled warning to America's new secretary of state: Behave yourself. The AP reports that Foreign Minister Wang Yi conveyed the message in a phone call Friday, their first conversation since Marco Rubio's confirmation as President Trump's top diplomat four...

Senate Confirms Rubio for Secretary of State
Senate Confirms Rubio, 99-0
Jan 20, 2025 6:51 PM CST

Senate Confirms Rubio, 99-0

Secretary of State pick becomes first Trump Cabinet secretary to be approved

(Newser) - Marco Rubio, who had faced less opposition than several other Cabinet nominees, was confirmed Monday evening by the Senate to be secretary of state. The vote was 99-0 to approve Rubio, a longtime Florida senator who became the first pick by President Trump to be confirmed and the 72nd person...

Rubio Talks China, Ukraine at Friendly Confirmation Hearing

He calls China 'biggest threat' to US prosperity

(Newser) - Sen. Marco Rubio, a longtime member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, appeared before the panel for a confirmation hearing Wednesday that was a lot friendlier than hearings for some of President-elect Trump's other nominees. The warm welcome Rubio received from both sides of the aisle suggests he will...

Blinken: Russia 'May Be Close' to a Big Move on N. Korea

Top US diplomat says Kremlin may soon recognize nation as nuclear power, share space tech

(Newser) - Russia is close to sharing advanced space technology with North Korea, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a visit to South Korea on Monday, warning that the Moscow-Pyongyang alliance continues to develop. North Korea "is already receiving Russian military equipment and training," Blinken said in a press...

Blinken: US Has Been in Touch With HTS in Syria

Secretary of state also says US has a message for the Syrian people: 'We want them to succeed'

(Newser) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that spearheaded the overthrow of President Bashar Assad's government but is designated a foreign terrorist organization by the United States and others. Blinken is the first US official...

Rubio Is Trump's Pick for Secretary of State

We will 'always put the interests of Americans and America above all else,' senator says

(Newser) - Amid a flurry of announcements Wednesday afternoon, President-elect Trump confirmed that Sen. Marco Rubio is his choice for secretary of State. The 53-year-old senator from Florida ran against Trump for the GOP nomination in 2016 but dropped out after he finished a distant second to Trump in his home state,...

Picks Reported for Secretary of State, Homeland Security

Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem poised to assume key positions; Trump names Waltz for NSA

(Newser) - The Trump administration picks keep trickling in, and unconfirmed reports zero in on two big ones Tuesday morning:
  • Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for secretary of state.
  • South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head Homeland Security.

Man Jailed for Death Threats Against Katie Hobbs

'We will see you to the grave,' Ohio's Joshua Russell told Arizona's then-secretary of state

(Newser) - An Ohio man who acknowledged making death threats in voicemails left for then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs during the 2022 election season was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison, reports the AP . Joshua Russell of Bucyrus, Ohio, had pleaded guilty in late August to a federal charge...

Henry Kissinger Turns 100, and the Celebration Is Mixed
Kissinger's 100th Marked With
Tributes, New Accusations
THE RUNDOWN
May 27, 2023 10:45 AM CDT

Kissinger's 100th Marked With Tributes, New Accusations

Ex-secretary of state's sway over foreign policy isn't questioned, but calls of 'war criminal' still haunt him

(Newser) - Former diplomat and presidential adviser Henry Kissinger marks his 100th birthday on Saturday, outlasting many of his political contemporaries who guided the United States through one of its most tumultuous periods, including during the Vietnam War and his eight years as national security adviser and secretary of state under Richard...

On the G20 Sidelines, an 'Unexpected' Huddle

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov briefly meet

(Newser) - At a G20 meeting in India's New Delhi on Thursday, Russia took the opportunity to slam calls from the West to end its war in Ukraine. On the sidelines of that meeting, however, another surprise get-together was taking place: that of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian...

Voters Reject 2020 Deniers Running to Manage Elections
2020 Deniers Wanting to
Run Elections Hit a Snag
election 2022
Nov 13, 2022 5:15 PM CST

2020 Deniers Wanting to Run Elections Hit a Snag

Nevada Republican who led slate of candidates in other states loses his own race

(Newser) - Jim Marchant told supporters that if he were elected secretary of state for Nevada, Donald Trump would be president again. To make sure the 2024 vote elsewhere goes the same way, Marchant put together a slate of candidates for the top election office in battleground states, the New York Times...

Judge: No, You Can't Use Brandon Chant as Ballot Name

Colorado congressional candidate Dave Williams argued it was his nickname

(Newser) - Update: A judge in Colorado has ruled that Dave Williams must appear as "Dave Williams" on the ballot, and not, as he hoped, as "Dave 'Let's Go Brandon' Williams." Williams, a GOP state lawmaker, is running for Congress and tried to use the anti-Biden slogan...

Leaders Past and Present Mourn Albright

'Freedom had no greater champion,' Biden says in eulogy

(Newser) - A veritable who's who of Washington leaders gathered Wednesday to pay their last respects to Madeleine Albright, a child of conflict-ravaged Europe who arrived in the US at age 11 and became America's first female secretary of state. The trailblazing diplomat and champion of her adopted country as...

Madeleine Albright Has Died at Age 84

First female secretary of state had cancer

(Newser) - Madeleine Albright, the first female US secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 84. President Bill Clinton chose Albright as America’s top diplomat in 1996, and she served in that capacity for the last four years of the Clinton administration. At the time,...

'We Expect a Confrontational Hearing'

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will testify before Congress about Afghanistan

(Newser) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to have a rough start to the week: He testifies before Congress twice in two days over all things related to Afghanistan. First comes a 2pm hearing on Monday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, followed by a Tuesday appearance before the Senate...

White House Making Biggest In-Person Push Yet on Mideast

Secretary of State Blinken is heading to the region

(Newser) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to the Middle East to press the Israelis, Palestinians, and regional players to build on last week’s Gaza ceasefire by laying the groundwork for an eventual resumption in long-stalled peace talks, per the AP . President Biden announced Blinken would depart on Monday...

Pro-Trump Lawyer Investigated for Voter Fraud

Lin Wood, who voted in Georgia, said he's been living in SC for 'months'

(Newser) - A pro-Trump lawyer who vehemently defended the former president's claims of election fraud is under investigation for possible voter fraud in Georgia. The office of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says it's investigating Lin Wood, who was based in Atlanta, after he told a reporter he'd been...

America Has a New No. 1 Diplomat
America Has a New
No. 1 Diplomat
Jan 26, 2021 12:05 PM CST

America Has a New No. 1 Diplomat

Antony Blinken is confirmed as secretary of state

(Newser) - President Biden's team is falling into place. The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Antony Blinken as America’s top diplomat, per the AP . As secretary of state, Blinken will be tasked with carrying out Biden’s commitment to reverse the Trump administration’s “America First” doctrine that weakened international...

Biden Pick's Unusual Hobby: 'He's a Rocker'
Biden Pick's
Unusual
Hobby:
'He's a Rocker'
the rundown
Nov 23, 2020 11:55 AM CST

Biden Pick's Unusual Hobby: 'He's a Rocker'

Antony Blinken set for state post, while John Kerry and some notable firsts also are on board

(Newser) - Joe Biden is fleshing out his White House. Word leaked Sunday night that he plans to nominate Antony Blinken as his secretary of state, while other big picks were unveiled on Monday. More on Blinken and the others, including John Kerry and some notable firsts:
  • Blinken's hobby: For a
...

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