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Marco Rubio
June 11, 2026
Malcolm Ferguson
Rubio Signs New Deal With UFC Ensuring Trump Gets Even Richer
Trump has invested in the UFC’s parent company. That’s why this “cage fights for diplomacy” deal happened.
June 11, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Team Investigates How to Deport Major Iran War Critic
The State Department is reportedly targeting Trita Parsi.
June 4, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Transcript: Trump Mental State Exposed in Damning Video as Rubio Spins
As Rep. Ted Lieu corners Marco Rubio during an extended exchange over Trump’s mental decline, a sharp observer of Democrats explains why they should pick big, viral fights a lot more often.
June 4, 2026
Podcast
The Daily Blast With Greg Sargent
Trump Mental State in More Doubt as Damning New Video Flummoxes Rubio
As Representative Ted Lieu corners Marco Rubio during an extended exchange over Trump’s mental decline, a sharp observer of Democrats explains why they should pick big, viral fights a lot more often.
June 3, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Marco Rubio Dodges Key Question on Cuba
Rubio ran out the clock rather than answer.
June 3, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Rubio Caught Lying to Congress About Trump Constantly Falling Asleep
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was forced to watch multiple clips of Trump falling asleep in meetings after he claimed the president has never done so.
June 2, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Marco Rubio Grilled on Why He Ditched Iran Talks to Party With Trump
Secretary of State Marco Rubio got into a testy exchange with Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen about what he’s doing on the job.
June 2, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Marco Rubio Snaps When Told Trump Iran Deal Is Just Obama’s but Worse
Rubio insisted “there’s no one begging” for a deal with Iran.
June 2, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Marco Rubio Admits RFK Jr. Has Been a Total Disaster on Vaccines
Rubio threw Robert F. Kennedy Jr. under the bus.
May 8, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Marco Rubio Admits He Pressured the Pope on Trump’s Behalf
Donald Trump has been locked in a one-sided fight with Pope Leo.
May 5, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Marco Rubio Rushes to Claim Trump Didn’t Threaten the Pope
Donald Trump’s one-sided beef with Pope Leo is escalating, and his team is hurrying to defend it.
April 23, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Did Laura Loomer Convince Rubio to Detain the Wrong Iranians?
A new report casts doubt on the State Department’s claim that it has found Qassem Soleimani’s relatives in Los Angeles.
April 8, 2026
Perry Bacon
Vance, Rubio, and Wiles: Iran War? What Iran War? Don’t Look at Me!
That lengthy
New York Times
ticktock about the run-up to the war was interesting—but it also just gave the above troika a chance to walk away from a responsibility they totally share.
March 30, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Marco Rubio Dumps Cold Water on Trump’s Claim About Iran Regime
Does anyone in the U.S. government know what’s going on?
March 26, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Can’t Help Dozing as His Cabinet Defends His Reckless War
Even talk of military operations isn’t interesting enough to keep the president awake.
March 25, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Makes Shocking Carve-Out in Cruel Cuba Fuel Blockade
Public institutions continue to be blocked from receiving oil and gas.
March 18, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Team Spirals Over Bombshell Report Exposing Cuba Plans
The Trump administration is pissed about a
New York Times
story that details a plan to target the Cuban president.
March 17, 2026
Hafiz Rashid
Entire Team of Oil and Gas Experts Got DOGE’d Before Iran War
The Trump administration fired key experts that could have helped with the current situation in the Strait of Hormuz.
March 14, 2026
Alex Shephard
Is JD Vance Rooting for the Iran War to Fail?
Recent reporting leaves little doubt: Trump’s vice president thinks that if the war goes badly, it will help him secure the 2028 Republican nomination for president.
March 13, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump’s Inner Circle Is Divided Over Iran War
Donald Trump’s advisers can’t make up their minds over how long to let the war drag on.
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