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Marco Rubio’s Minor Diplomatic Miracle

At the Munich Security Conference, the secretary of state delivered a bracing critique of European complacency—and got a standing ovation for it.

February 16, 2026

Marco doesn’t seem so little anymore.

January 6, 2026

Bari’s Picks of the Week: Personnel Is Policy

Plus: Melania Trump phoning it in, baby-making as a political project, and the influencer making antisemitism cool again

May 2, 2025

Revealed: Trump Admin Launches the Biggest Shake-Up ‘In Decades’ at the State Department

Internal documents obtained by The Free Press detail plans to close 132 offices, including those launched to further human rights, counter extremism…

April 22, 2025

Gabe Kaminsky and Madeleine Rowley

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