Marco Rubio as Secretary of State? Trump’s Pick for First Latino Diplomat Signals Stronger China, Latin America Focus

[{"selector":"#anim-aa40546c-7330-4fc8-8ec3-20d961a54e6f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-745f8de5-d167-4fb1-95af-3e5cfe56c05a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0b53fa59-cd75-4565-98b2-531ec72ac7dd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d928ea54-63e2-4e18-934e-7a0faaf0b30b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":800,"duration":500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Marco Rubio as Secretary of State? Trump’s Pick for First Latino Diplomat Signals Stronger China, Latin America Focus Sunita Somvanshi

[{"selector":"#anim-8ff890c0-34c2-4b69-ac94-a9ae4f7bc873","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4b04266a-8d4b-4779-b231-ca56035946e9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-36431ee1-3692-4793-ab0b-2a056f00f110","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-61c9f062-5b54-4384-8c11-5192b10ca9a7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8b38f06a-4633-4037-9946-682bfcfc2833","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] President-elect Trump's selection of Marco Rubio as Secretary of State marks a historic first Latino nomination for America's top diplomatic position. Photo Source: Palácio do Planalto (CC BY 2.0) Photo Source: Palácio do Planalto (CC BY 2.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-f6d39626-d40f-44d9-a65a-f08b376f1659","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9812b8e6-3e3c-4ba8-bd20-bfffb013b253","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-99bb196c-9524-4b1c-a80e-45f4b2609384","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-753d7ae6-65d2-43e2-aaae-9c6b7fa04615","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d412acc7-459c-49a8-9715-05ccb798039a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cb592de0-7b1f-4e72-8e50-01180bf9bc75","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1b601538-3e62-431f-98a5-9c1656f2198e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] How did former rivals Trump and Rubio transform from trading personal insults to forming a trusted alliance in American diplomacy? Photo Source: Trump White House Archived (PDM 1.0)

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[{"selector":"#anim-58975904-9596-4442-a1fd-837945a3aece","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-df90c504-a667-41b1-8093-caea364106db","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a9a4f0be-b3b7-49bd-9fe7-6ecd029322ce","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7123146c-eabf-4fb7-be88-c21a44f98285","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-21256015-7ebb-473b-ab0d-8a4746ce046b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b8e6467b-e0d4-455c-bf40-85e8d7290f82","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2e3e1b05-a9d6-4458-b40f-8fcfacddd181","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] With his Senate Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committee experience, Rubio brings substantial foreign policy expertise to the role. Photo Source: Palácio do Planalto (CC BY 2.0)

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[{"selector":"#anim-d9d731e1-cff8-431d-80b5-61b7d6e98f65","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3c34f585-e2d9-44f6-ab35-4f1e76265b26","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4faeeefb-9d7c-4b69-bbe7-539d474da652","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2ec6ed01-79df-4a58-89c8-509c888731b9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-193a8794-65ba-490d-aa88-3891eba0ed4c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9ec9f0ee-977c-47e3-9862-ca5fbe62a88c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b891cfd2-aa8e-494e-be90-3f02af4feda6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] What does Rubio's opposition to the $95 billion Ukraine aid package reveal about potential shifts in U.S. foreign policy? Photo Source: Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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JD Vance's Wife Usha Chilukuri Vance Brings Telugu Heritage to White House as Indian-American Influence Soars with 1.23M Telugu Speakers in US

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JD Vance's Wife Usha Chilukuri Vance Brings Telugu Heritage to White House as Indian-American Influence Soars with 1.23M Telugu Speakers in US

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