SECRETARY OF STATE

Watch Live: Newly sworn-in Secretary of State Marco Rubio scheduled to make arrival remarks at State Department

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Secretary-designate and former Florida senator Marco Rubio is set to provide remarks at the State Department in Washington D.C.

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Israel complains after Vatican denounces 'carnage' and disproportionate response in Gaza

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Israel has formally complained after a senior Vatican official spoke of “carnage” in Gaza.

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Oregon high court says 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection

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The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights cannot run for reelection.

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Liz Truss, a Margaret Thatcher fan at UK's diplomatic helm

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Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is one of two finalists in the race to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister.

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With Lee stepping down as Florida elections chief, DeSantis names Byrd as secretary of state

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that state Rep. Cord Byrd will replace Secretary of State Laurel Lee, a former circuit judge who helped steer Florida through the 2020 elections and is now stepping down after a little more than three years in her post.

Blinken to Taliban: Any legitimacy 'will have to be earned'

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that any legitimacy or international support for the Taliban “will have to be earned” after Afghanistan’s new rulers announced an interim government that drew a deeply skeptical Western response.