Tag: Marco Rubio

Bitcoin and other new types of cryptocurrency exist only in the virtual world and are traded outside the traditional banking system on digital ledgers called blockchain, making them hard to regulate and enticing to rogue regimes and terror groups alike.

National Security

Senators warn about ‘nefarious’ cryptocurrency use by Venezuela, Russia, North Korea

Travis J. Tritten · January 19, 2018 10:39 pm

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with staff members at the control room of China Central Television in Beijing. A November report by the U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission found that Xinhua "serves some functions of an intelligence agency by gathering information and producing classified reports for the Chinese leadership."

Senators demand answers on why Chinese news outlets don’t register as foreign agents

Kelly Cohen · January 17, 2018 4:45 pm

There are plenty of people to blame for the rise of President Trump. But because he was the most powerful person in the world, Barack Obama (pictured above) deserves special mention. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

One year in: How Obama gave us Trump

Timothy P. Carney · January 17, 2018 1:04 am

Ted Cruz: Waiving Iran Sanctions ‘Would Be a Serious Mistake’

Jenna Lifhits · January 11, 2018 10:01 pm

On Tuesday, the city council of Washington, D.C., voted to name a street in front of the Russian Embassy after Boris Nemtsov, a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin who was killed in 2015. (Kent Wang / Wikimedia Commons)

Street in front of Russian embassy in Washington will be renamed after slain Putin critic

Caitlin Yilek · January 10, 2018 6:07 pm

Twenty-four people were harmed between late 2016 and August of 2017, prompting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to cut the U.S. presence in Cuba to emergency levels. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

Families of diplomats attacked in Cuba may not get full medical care

Joel Gehrke · January 9, 2018 5:12 pm

Rumors of a presidential bid began swirling Sunday night after media icon Oprah Winfrey delivered a stirring speech while accepting the Cecil B. Demille Award at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC)

How Oprah Winfrey could follow Trump’s path to victory

W. James Antle III · January 9, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump and congressional Republicans wonÃ¢â¬â¢t have the luxury of a late legislative windfall in 2018. This year, the entire House and a third of the Senate is up for re-election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Crunch time for Trump’s agenda

W. James Antle III · January 9, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. Marco Rubio and the Wall Street Journal have, for years, clashed over the Florida Republican's advocacy of larger child tax credits, which he succeeded in including in the Republican tax bill. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Marco Rubio extends tax feud with Wall Street Journal editorial page

Joseph Lawler · January 3, 2018 2:57 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., felt the GOP "probably went too far on [helping] corporations" in the new tax overhaul bill. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Marco Rubio: Tax bill ‘probably went too far’ with helping corporations

Melissa Quinn · December 29, 2017 8:42 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio said he still believes Robert Mueller will carry out the investigation in a "fair and balanced way." (AP)

National Security

Marco Rubio voices support for Russia special counsel Robert Mueller

Kelly Cohen · December 29, 2017 6:52 pm

Are House Speaker Paul Ryan (left) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (right) perfect? Of course not. McConnell, especially, can be imperious and tone deaf. But both of them are accomplished leaders who have contributed much to conservatism and country, with this new tax law being just the latest proof. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Beltway Confidential

After tax reform, maybe Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell aren’t so bad after all

Quin Hillyer · December 21, 2017 7:53 pm