Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to take reporters’ questions Friday in the State Department briefing room, with the main topics expected to surround Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas peace efforts, and the Trump administration’s increasing military pressure on Venezuela.
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Rubio’s year-end appearance comes amid key meetings on Gaza and Russia-Ukraine in Miami on Friday and Saturday after a tumultuous year in U.S. foreign policy.
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Rubio has also assumed the role of national security adviser and emerged as a staunch defender of Trump’s “America First” priorities on issues including visa revocations and restrictions, deportations, a radical overhaul in foreign assistance and a shakeup of the State Department bureaucracy.
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