The Trump administration is trying to deport pro-Palestinian students who are legally in the United States, citing national security. First Amendment experts say that violates free speech protections. Anemona Hartocollis, a national reporter for The New York Times covering higher education, looks at the students’ legal cases and how the Trump administration’s actions could change … Read more
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that 300 student visas have been revoked, asserting “we have a right” to rescind the visas of students who participate in campus protests, despite questions about due process and First Amendment objections. “If you apply for a visa to enter the United States and be a student, and … Read more
Proposed cuts to global foreign aid, including slashing programs in the United States, could lead to millions of HIV deaths and soaring rates of infections around the world in the coming years, according to a new study. Published Wednesday in The Lancet HIV journal, the modeling study estimates that by 2030, there could be between 4.4 … Read more
Kingston: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the United States will examine Russia’s requested conditions for agreements with Ukraine, but cautioned that a peace deal would take time. “It won’t be simple. It’ll take some time, but at least we’re on that road and we’re talking about these things,” Rubio told a news conference … Read more
Johannesburg — The Trump administration expelled South Africa’s Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool on Friday, giving him 72 hours to leave the country. In a social media post, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Rasool a “race-baiting politician who hates America” and President Trump. In a diplomatic notice, the Department of State said that it would no longer … Read more
Secretary of State says airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthis are “doing the world a favor” – CBS News Watch CBS News One day after the U.S. launched airstrikes on Iran-back Houthi rebels in Yemen, Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the U.S.is “doing the world a favor by getting … Read more
Sergei Lavrov told Marco Rubio that all sides should refrain from the “use of force” in Yemen Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his US counterpart Marco Rubio in a phone call Saturday that all sides should refrain from the “use of force” in Yemen and enter a “political dialogue”, Moscow said on Sunday. Moscow … Read more