WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The White House issued the following news on Feb. 16, 2026: * * * President Trump Celebrates America's New Golden Age on Presidents' Day On this Presidents' Day, President Donald J. Trump honors the enduring spirit of American leadership by reflecting on the extraordinary progress achieved in his second term. Under his decisive leadership, the nation has experienced a historic turnaround: inflation has plummeted to its lowest levels in years; the stock market has soared more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: * * * Secretary of State Calls on European Leaders to Defend Western Civilization in Munich Security Conference Speech Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed the Munich Security Conference in a speech championing the leading role of the U.S. on the world stage, the Trump Administration's American First foreign policy, and America's deep commitment to the future of Europe and Western Civilization. Secretary more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Secretary Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference: * * * Thank you very much. We gather here today as members of a historic alliance, an alliance that saved and changed the world. When this conference began in 1963, it was in a nation - actually, it was on a continent - that was divided against itself. The line between communism and freedom ran through the heart of Germany. The first barbed fences of th more PR

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of a joint news availability on Feb. 15, 2026, by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico: * * * MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Please, welcome to our press conference after mutual meeting of the Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico and Secretary of State of the U.S. Marco Rubio. So, Prime Minister, please, you have the word. PRIME MINISTER FICO: more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Secretary Marco Rubio's meeting with G7 foreign ministers in Munich, Germany: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio met today with G7 foreign ministers in Munich, Germany. The leaders discussed pressing issues such as ongoing conflicts threatening peace and stability in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, as well as challenges to regional security in the Indo-Pacific more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of Secretary Marco Rubio's interview with John Micklethwait of Bloomberg News: * * * QUESTION: Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, thank you for talking to Bloomberg. You've just made this rather remarkable speech where you talked about the destiny of Europe and America always being intertwined. You talked about the alliance which has stretched all the way, culturally, from Michelangelo to the Rolling Stones - a more PR