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Rubio’s Europe Trip is Another Chance on World Stage

The secretary of State travels to Italy seeking to ease tensions with Europe and the pope

Marco Rubio arrives for a news conference in the White House briefing room on Tuesday, May 5.Photographer: Tom Brenner/The Washington Post/Bloomberg via For the Washington Post

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By Jonathan Tamari (BGOV)

May 6, 2026 at 11:51 AM UTC

I’m Jonathan Tamari, senior Washington reporter for Bloomberg Government, and each weekday I’ll be coming to you with inside-the-room reporting and insights that reveal what’s really happening in Washington—and how it impacts you. Email me with feedback and comments here. If this newsletter was forwarded to you sign up here.

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