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Pope Leo XIV with Vice President JD Vance, his wife Usha Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio, on the occasion of their meeting at the Vatican, Monday,

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Pope Leo meets with Vance, who delivers an invitation to visit the White House

by Ruth Sherlock May 19, 2025May 19, 2025

The meeting appeared part of an effort to reset relations with the Vatican after Pope Francis repeatedly criticized President Trump’s migration policy. Vance also gave Pope Leo a Chicago Bears jersey.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaks at the State Department in Washington, April 1 2025.

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Marco Rubio announces overhaul of U.S. State Department

by Michele Kelemen April 22, 2025April 22, 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has unveiled his plan to streamline a department that he says has become too bloated over the years. He’s cutting 132 offices and about 700 jobs at the state department

Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is seen at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York, April 29, 2024.

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Judge rules Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

by Adrian Florido April 11, 2025April 11, 2025

The judge gave Khalil until April 23 to request a stay of his deportation and said that if his attorneys miss the deadline, she will order him deported either to Syria or to Algeria

South Africa's ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool speaks at the South African Embassy in Washington, Dec. 6, 2013.

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Trump Administration say South Africa’s Ambassador to U.S. ‘persona non grata’

by Kate Bartlett March 15, 2025March 15, 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he’s kicking out the Ambassador from South Africa -accusing him of hating America and hating Donald Trump.

Doug Burgum, US secretary of the interior, from left, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, and US President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. Elon Musk's demand that more than two million federal employees defend their work is facing pushback from other powerful figures in the Trump administration, in a sign that the billionaire's brash approach to overhauling the government is creating division.

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Rubio announces that 83% of USAID contracts will be canceled

by Melody Schreiber March 10, 2025March 10, 2025

In a memo posted to X on Monday morning, the secretary of state said 5,200 contracts had been canceled following a six-week review.

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What’s Trump’s beef with South Africa?

by Kate Bartlett February 7, 2025February 7, 2025

Trump has accused South Africa of “human rights violations” and a land grab. The South African government has hit back.

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USAID officials direct staff on ‘stunning and irresponsible’ cuts to jobs and offices

by Jenna McLaughlin February 6, 2025February 6, 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved less than 300 essential personnel as USAID staff in the U.S. and overseas rush to rapidly close missions and leave jobs by midnight Friday.