/tags/marco-rubio Marco Rubio en-US WLRN Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:04:27 GMT /government-politics/2024-07-17/desantis-rubio-and-former-rivals-fete-trump-in-a-show-of-gop-unity-at-rnc Gov. Ron DeSantis, was one of Donald Trump's former rivals, who was celebrated the Republican presidential nominee at the Republican National Convention ."We cannot let him down. And we cannot let America down," DeSantis said. Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:04:27 GMT /government-politics/2024-07-17/desantis-rubio-and-former-rivals-fete-trump-in-a-show-of-gop-unity-at-rnc Associated Press /government-politics/2024-07-15/trump-picks-sen-j-d-vance-of-ohio-as-running-mate-passing-over-marco-rubio Donald Trump has selected Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio as his Republican running mate. Vance swept to national prominence with his bestselling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy.” Vance was a vocal opponent of Trump during the 2016 presidential election but changed his position, arguing he was proved wrong by Trump’s performance in office. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:57:57 GMT /government-politics/2024-07-15/trump-picks-sen-j-d-vance-of-ohio-as-running-mate-passing-over-marco-rubio The Associated Press /commentary/2024-07-11/trump-vp-rubio-latinos-reagan-democrats-florida COMMENTARY More Latinos today are apt to identify with a conservative white Cuban like Florida Senator Marco Rubio — so he's likely to be Donald Trump's running mate. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:03:00 GMT /commentary/2024-07-11/trump-vp-rubio-latinos-reagan-democrats-florida Tim Padgett /government-politics/2024-07-10/trump-revels-in-democratic-turmoil-as-he-returns-to-campaign-trail-in-doral-teases-vp-pick Former President Trump held a rally at his golf course in Doral Tuesday night, where he repeatedly teased his upcoming announcement of a vice presidential pick with one of the top contenders, Sen. Marco Rubio in the crowd. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 04:04:33 GMT /government-politics/2024-07-10/trump-revels-in-democratic-turmoil-as-he-returns-to-campaign-trail-in-doral-teases-vp-pick Adriana Gomez Licon and Michelle L. Price | Associated Press /immigration/2024-06-12/marco-rubio-illegal-immigrant-population Sen. Marco Rubio has recently claimed that the population of illegal immigrants that are living in the U.S. have doubled from 11 million to upwards of 30 million. Data from different immigration groups says otherwise. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT /immigration/2024-06-12/marco-rubio-illegal-immigrant-population Maria Ramirez Uribe | PolitiFact /commentary/2024-06-06/marco-rubio-trump-trial-cuba-hunter-biden COMMENTARY Florida Sen. Marco Rubio disgracefully insults real dictatorship victims by equating Donald Trump's conviction with the real injustices of regimes like Cuba's. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /commentary/2024-06-06/marco-rubio-trump-trial-cuba-hunter-biden Tim Padgett /government-politics/2024-05-09/donald-trump-marco-rubio-ticket Could former President Donald Trump choose Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as his 2024 running mate? Rubio’s getting a lot of attention, along with other possible vice presidential picks. But selecting Rubio would require some constitutional two-stepping. Thu, 09 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-05-09/donald-trump-marco-rubio-ticket Louis Jacobson and Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact /government-politics/2024-04-22/politifact-marco-rubio-joe-biden-inflation Inflation compounds, and it has risen by about 19% during Biden’s presidency. However, Rubio is misleading by failing to note another key factor: rising wages. Prices don’t increase in a vacuum; they can be canceled out, or nearly so, by rising wages. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 14:00:31 GMT /government-politics/2024-04-22/politifact-marco-rubio-joe-biden-inflation Louis Jacobson | PolitiFact /government-politics/2024-03-12/politifact-fl-rubio-falsely-claims-bidens-not-detaining-migrants Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s claim that President Joe Biden refuses to detain illegal migrants ignores detentions and deportations under Biden's administration and migrant releases under previous presidents, experts said. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:52:06 GMT /government-politics/2024-03-12/politifact-fl-rubio-falsely-claims-bidens-not-detaining-migrants Samantha Putterman | PolitiFact /government-politics/2024-02-20/marco-rubio-senate-immigration-bills-asylum-corps The Senate immigration bill would have hired thousands of asylum officers and expanded their powers, but asylum officers are already employed to decide asylum cases. Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2024-02-20/marco-rubio-senate-immigration-bills-asylum-corps Maria Ramirez Uribe | PolitiFact