Tag: Marco Rubio

"When it comes to the U.S.-Israel alliance, we believe that senators of both parties must stand firmly with Israel and condemn efforts to undermine Israel's legitimacy," Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

National Security

Senators fear Obama could move against Israel in Paris

Joel Gehrke · January 4, 2017 9:27 pm

Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, above, along with Sen. Dean Heller, are pressing Congress to act on a bill to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a dramatic but symbolic action that also would fulfill a campaign promise President-elect Trump mad. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rubio, Cruz join forces to move US embassy to Jerusalem

Susan Crabtree · January 3, 2017 9:10 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., backed President Barack Obama late Thursday for imposing sanctions against Russia for its alleged hacking into U.S. databases, but sided with some GOP lawmakers who have said more ought to be done to punish Russia. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Rubio sides with McCain, Graham on sanctions

Anna Giaritelli · December 30, 2016 4:26 am

President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry are creating greater distance between themselves and Israel in the waning days of the administration. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pro-Israel concerns about Trump fade thanks to Obama, Kerry, UN

W. James Antle III · December 28, 2016 7:01 pm

Puerto Rico's debt of $72 billion has required an aggressive restructuring effort from Congress. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)

Beltway Confidential

How to get Puerto Rico back to work

Robert Doar · December 28, 2016 6:03 pm

President-elect Trump called the Pulse nightclub attack "the deadliest assault on the LGBTQ community." (AP Photo/Willie J. Allen Jr.)

In Orlando, Trump pledges to keep terrorists ‘the hell out of our country’

Anna Giaritelli · December 17, 2016 3:08 am

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is emerging as one of President-elect Trump's toughest early foreign policy critics in the Senate. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

National Security

Rubio positioning as Trump foreign policy watchdog

Susan Crabtree · December 14, 2016 7:21 pm

Both Sens. Marco Rubio and Rand Paul have national constituencies who would support them in their efforts to promote their preferred foreign policies. (AP Photos)

How Rubio and Paul can give Trump foreign policy headaches

W. James Antle III · December 14, 2016 10:51 am

Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, President-elect Trump's selection for the secretary of state post, has drawn early opposition from a trio of key Republicans who could band together and would only need just one more Republican on their side to block him. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Tillerson pick sets up confirmation battle

Susan Crabtree · December 13, 2016 4:49 pm

Rubio, Experts Rip Obama Administration for Trivializing Iranian Influence in Syria

Jenna Lifhits · December 12, 2016 6:33 pm

"Being a 'friend of Vladimir' is not an attribute I am hoping for from a #SecretaryOfState," Rubio wrote on Twitter. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Rubio: Secretary of state should not be ‘a friend of Vladimir’

Gabby Morrongiello · December 11, 2016 9:50 pm

It would require any country whose government sponsors forced labor to be ranked as a Tier 3 country. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Rubio, Menendez push to reform U.S. human trafficking report

Kelly Cohen · December 8, 2016 11:26 pm