Live updates: Rubio will testify before Congress for the first time since the start of the Iran war
Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | June 2, 2026
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at a joint presser with India’s Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, unseen, following their talks in New Delhi, India, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)
Here’s what we’re following:Secretary of State Marco Rubio will face a litany of questions Tuesday about the Trump administration’s fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world when he appears for back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran war began.Senate Republicans will meet Tuesday to discuss next steps after the Justice Department said it would comply with a court order pausing the implementation of a $1.776 billion settlement fund designed to compensate President Donald Trump’s political allies.A Pentagon policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service, a divided panel of federal appeals court judges ruled on Monday. The majority opinion held that the Trump administration’s policy was designed to exclude people from the military based on their gender identity.
