Former U.S. senator from Florida Marco Rubio jumps into new role as secretary of state with flurry of phone calls, planned trip to Panama.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Saudi Arabia aimed to invest at least $600bn in the US over the next four years, as the kingdom sought to deepen ties with its most important western ally after the return of Donald Trump to the White House.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said ... also spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio early Thursday. On Monday after his inauguration, Trump talked ...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman promised on Thursday to pile $600 billion into US trade and investments as he congratulated Donald Trump on his return to the White House.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said ... also spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio early Thursday. On Jan. 20 after his inauguration, Trump talked ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said ... also spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio early Thursday. On Monday after his inauguration, Trump talked ...

The Abraham Accords agreement is another significant accomplishment for Trump. It signaled a new approach to the Middle East which ended the false belief that the failure of Israel to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinian Authority was the ultimate cause of discord and war in the Middle East.

While Rubio’s anti-China rhetoric aligns with Washington’s broader geopolitical goals, the tools at his disposal are insufficient to match Beijing’s economic engagement.

"Come make your product in America and we will give you among the lowest taxes of any nation on earth ... But if you don't make your product in America, which is your prerogative, then very simply you will have to pay a tariff," Trump said.

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard arrives for a service at St. John's Church on Inauguration Day of Donald Trump's second presidential term in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025.

The Geneva declaration was a first Trump-term initiative sponsored by six countries — the United States, Brazil, Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia and Uganda — that sought to curb global access and support for abortions by stating that there is no international right to abortion and thus countries don’t have any obligation to finance it or facilitate it.

President Trump spent a dizzying first week on offense, but this morning he is reminded that the courts and states, including California, where he’ll be today, are willing to test his agenda and his clout.