April 7, 2025 DOGE helps State Department eliminate Biden admin's DEI performance evaluation requirement DOGE and the State Department will evaluate foreign service officers on merit instead of DEI requirements from the Biden administration that accounted for 20% of the evaluation.
April 5, 2025 US revokes all South Sudan visas, bars future issuance until deportees accepted The State Department says the U.S. is immediately revoking South Sudan visas and barring future issuance until the East African country agrees to accept deportees.
April 4, 2025 US will know in 'matter of weeks' if Russia is serious about peace or using 'delay tactic': Rubio Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. will know within weeks whether Russia is serious about a ceasefire with Ukraine or if it's time to rethink U.S. policy.
April 4, 2025 Rubio, in Europe, says US has to 'reset the global order of trade' and Trump is 'absolutely right to do it' Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. has "to reset the global order of trade" and that President Donald Trump is "absolutely right to do it."
April 3, 2025 Rubio demands NATO pony up, dismisses 'hysteria' over US role under Trump Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NATO allies they must make hard choices and increase defense spending to 5% to bolster capabilities in face of emboldened adversaries.
April 3, 2025 Rubio arrives in Brussels for NATO talks amid unease over Trump’s agenda Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived at in Brussels Thursday for talks that allies hope will shed light on the U.S.’ future plans in Europe.
March 31, 2025 US sanctions 6 Beijing, Hong Kong authorities for 'undermining' the island region's autonomy The State Department sanctioned six Beijing and Hong Kong authorities who Secretary of State Marco Rubio said are "undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy."
March 28, 2025 State Department will absorb remaining USAID programming as independent agency is dismantled The State Department announced plans to absorb the remaining operations and programs from U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
March 27, 2025 Rubio warns visas will be revoked for all foreign student ‘activists’ amid Tufts arrest Rubio says student visas are for studying, “not to become a social activist," and warns they’ll be revoked if foreigners are seen as engaging in “destabilizing" acts.
March 26, 2025 Rubio breaks silence on leaked Signal chat: 'Someone made a big mistake' For the first time since the Signal chat exchange debacle was revealed this week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted "someone made a big mistake" in adding a journalist to a group chat.