Rubio says there “may be more coming soon” amid Afrikaner refugee resettlement

Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended a controversial new Trump administration policy granting refugee status to White South Africans days after the first group’s arrival in the U.S., saying people should be “celebrating” the move, not criticizing it.  “We’ve often been lectured by people all over the place about how the United States needs to

US Appeals Court Lifts Block on Trump Executive Order Targeting Federal Union

The appeals court’s majority said the union had failed to show it would suffer the type of irreparable harm that would justify the preliminary injunction. A federal appeals court on May 17 allowed the Trump administration to go through with its plan to strip collective bargaining by workers at more than a dozen federal agencies.

Bessent Says He Doesn’t ‘Put Much Credence’ in Moody’s Downgrade

Treasury secretary said that growing the economy faster is more important than ’the potential growth of the debt.’ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on May 18 that he is not worried about Moody’s recent downgrade of the United States’ Aaa credit rating to Aa1, and defended President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his sweeping tax-cut bill.

Full transcript of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” May 18, 2025

On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Ed O’Keefe:  Secretary of State Marco Rubio  Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland  Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates  Bridget Brink, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Ret. Gen. Stanley McChrystal Click here to browse full transcripts from 2025 of “Face the Nation with Margaret