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January 28, 2026

US moves fast to reopen Venezuela embassy after yearslong freeze

U.S. to very quickly reopen Venezuela embassy after diplomatic break since 2019, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces to Senate Foreign Relations committee.

January 28, 2026

Mike Pompeo questions Democrats’ ‘disingenuous’ arguments over military action in Venezuela

Fox News contributor Mike Pompeo joins ‘America Reports’ to discuss Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s hearing in Congress over the U.S. military’s January operation in Venezuela.

January 28, 2026

US Capitol Police arrest Rubio Senate hearing disruptor

A person is escorted away as Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared on Wednesday, Jan. 28, in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for a hearing about U.S. policy towards Venezuela.

January 28, 2026

Rubio SPARS with Democrat in HEATED confrontation: 'That's a fact!'

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., grilled Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the Trump administration's actions in Venezuela.

January 28, 2026

Rubio hits BACK at Dem senator: 'I don't play games'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio slammed Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., telling her he doesn't 'play games' during testimony on the Trump administration's operations in Venezuela.

January 28, 2026

Rubio tells NATO allies that US is ‘not simply focused on Europe’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio responds to questioning about NATO during Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on U.S. policy toward Venezuela.

January 22, 2026

Trump announces bid for major world event, appoints Rubio as chair

Trump announces U.S. bid for World Expo 2035 in Miami, appointing Marco Rubio to chair coordination efforts for the major international event.

January 7, 2026

White House says Venezuela’s future 'dictated' by US as Trump embraces ‘American dominance’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that the U.S. is in "close correspondence" with interim Venezuelan authorities after the toppling of the Maduro regime.

January 3, 2026

Secretary of State Rubio claims guards protecting Maduro were Cuban

Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's guards and spy agency were "full of Cubans" during a press conference after Maduro's capture.

December 3, 2025

Trump admin targets anti-Christian violence with new visa crackdown policy following Nigeria attacks

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces policy allowing State Department to deny visas to individuals involved in religious freedom violations globally.