America’s place in the world during a second Trump term : Consider This from NPR
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations confirmation hearing at Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations confirmation hearing at Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Confirmation hearings for Trump’s cabinet picks are in full swing on Capitol Hill with a number of them appearing before the Senate this week.
Nominees including Pam Bondi, Trump’s pick to run the Justice Department, John Ratcliffe, his pick to run the CIA, and Florida Senator Marco Rubio Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State have all answered questions about what they’ll do and what they won’t do if confirmed.
Rubio and Ratcliffe will play key foreign policy roles under the 47th president.
Those are the people, but what do they tell us about the policy?
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