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Marco Rubio

Arcs in the news about Marco Rubio from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 383 stories · 2,338 articles · earliest story we hold Nov 1, 2023

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Sep 1 – Sep 30, 20263 arcs shown · 5 more this September
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The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

9 of 297 stories this September · 11 about Marco Rubio

Russian drone strikes Ukraine security service headquarters as US talks on the war are expected · 29 articles, Sep 4Zelenskyy says US envoys have 'very good' ideas to end Russia's war on Ukraine · 9 articles, Sep 6Putin, Trump speak on war, goals · 30 articles, Sep 6Kremlin to press on with war in Ukraine despite U.S. talks · 3 articles, Sep 7Russia pounds Kyiv after pause for visit of US envoys · 24 articles, Sep 8Putin warns Europe of war if peacekeeping troops are deployed to Ukraine · 5 articles, Sep 12Zelensky hosts leaders from 7 countries for a regional summit · 11 articles, Sep 18Zelenskyy, Trump meet at UN · 11 articles, Sep 18Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he urged Trump to enlist China’s help in ending Russia’s invasion · 11 articles, Sep 25
Trump's push to acquire Greenland

6 of 73 stories this September · 3 about Marco Rubio

EU pledges Greenland investments amid Trump's push for control · 24 articles, Sep 7Trump posts map with American flag emblazoned over Canada, Greenland, Mexico · 20 articles, Sep 7Trump signs Greenland security pact · 298 articles, Sep 18The U.S.–Greenland Deal. · 3 articles, Sep 22Trump's Greenland Agreement Is the 'Art of the Deal' in Action · 11 articles, Sep 24Denmark, at UN, says Greenland pact benefits all parties involved · 7 articles, Sep 28
The US-Iran war: ceasefire and peace negotiations

15 of 164 stories this September · 5 about Marco Rubio

Iran's president says Iran would return to ceasefire agreement if US does · 13 articles, Sep 1Iran urges US to comply with interim deal after Trump threatens further strikes · 6 articles, Sep 1Wright: US 'may not' reach nuclear agreement with Iran · 9 articles, Sep 6Gulf states postpone strait of Hormuz talks with Iran as Yemen conflict intensifies · 5 articles, Sep 14Trump to hold talks on Iran with Gulf leaders next week, Axios reports · 5 articles, Sep 15At UN General Assembly, Iran's president responds to Trump's 'annihilation' · 306 articles, Sep 17Iran gives conditions to end war with US, re-engage in talks · 3 articles, Sep 19Trump open to meeting Iran’s president on UN sidelines: Rubio · 2 articles, Sep 20Trump rejects Iranian proposal to open strait · 207 articles, Sep 21Gulf leaders meet Trump with two fears: more war and less US protection · 5 articles, Sep 22‘I have a big decision to make’: Trump had a ‘good meeting’ with Iranian officials warning he may ‘annihilate the Islamic Republic’ · 1 article, Sep 22Israel's Netanyahu says at U.N. that attacking Iran was 'one of the easiest decisions' he's ever made · 7 articles, Sep 24US 'must choose' whether to end war: Iran president to Fox News · 4 articles, Sep 24Iran officials pessimistic about US deal before midterms · 4 articles, Sep 27Officials say mediators are still working with Iran and the US on a possible deal · 22 articles, Sep 28
The Israel-Hamas war: Trump's peace plan, the 2025 cease-fire and what followed · Sep 25, 2025 – Sep 27, 2026Venezuela under Delcy Rodríguez after Maduro's capture · Jan 3 – Sep 27, 2026The US-Iran war: passage through the Strait of Hormuz · Feb 17 – Sep 28, 2026Israel's 2026 war with Hezbollah and its first direct talks with Lebanon · Feb 23 – Sep 17, 2026The US-Iran war: Congress's war powers votes and the fight over the war · Feb 28 – Sep 28, 2026

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else97 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Marco Rubio that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 29Rubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford bomb plot9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 23– 24Rubio's Crackdown on Birth Tourism: State Department Expands Visa Restrictions to Target Doctors and Operators8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 5 right
  3. Sep 23– 26U.S. Invites Putin To G20 Summit In Miami21 articles · 14 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 4 right
  4. Sep 22– 23Select China Committee Begs Trump to Pressure Xi Jinping to Release Religious Worshippers3 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  5. Sep 22– 23Trump officially makes Rubio national security adviser5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  6. Sep 22Rubio says Ukraine unintentionally hit 'American-linked' oil infrastructure5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  7. Sep 15– 17US announces South Africa visa curbs over race claims28 articles · 27 independent sources
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  8. Sep 9– 11Rubio says US is working with allies to counter drugs but will 'still blow up ships if need be'13 articles · 10 independent sources
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  9. Sep 8– 10Rubio is wrapping up South America tour focused drug cartel fight with a stop in Peru30 articles · 20 independent sources
    2 left, 8 center, 2 right
  10. Aug 18– 20US sanctions ICC president and senior prosecutor amid campaign to dismantle the international court41 articles · 28 independent sources
    1 left, 8 center, 6 right

Stories that name Marco Rubio

  1. Sep 27– 29Questions Surround Counterterror Probe Into US Air Base After Suspects Were Freed on Bail279 articles · 95 independent sources
    18 left, 53 center, 24 right
  2. Sep 23McConnell Leads Republicans in Demanding Trump Release Funding and Weapons to Taiwan2 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Sep 22– 24Saudi Arabia Restarts East-West Oil Pipeline12 articles · 10 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 2 right
  4. Sep 20– 26Trump administration considers diesel export ban to help farmers and ranchers117 articles · 58 independent sources
    15 left, 19 center, 13 right
  5. Sep 19– 20Ashley Moody Sounds Alarm as Second Poll Shows Dead Heat With Angie Nixon2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  6. Sep 18– 24CNN and MS NOW reporters back at White House, hours after judge ordered Trump to lift ban1115 articles · 164 independent sources
    52 left, 106 center, 50 right
  7. Sep 10– 11Trump list of US-designated 'foreign terrorist organizations' in Latin America grows to 218 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  8. Sep 9– 12Trump remains focus of GOP's midterm campaign as convention wraps112 articles · 53 independent sources
    14 left, 26 center, 8 right
  9. Sep 8– 11Republican convention pays tribute to Charlie Kirk one year after his killing70 articles · 43 independent sources
    6 left, 11 center, 21 right
  10. Sep 4Trump promised ‘economic D-Day’ for Iran. So far, actions have come in drips8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
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