The following is the full transcript of an interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Aug. 17, 2025.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte praised President Trump during a White House meeting on Monday for "breaking the deadlock" of the Ukraine War by starting a dialogue with Russia. "I really want to thank you,

The actions are the latest under the Uyghur Forced Labor Act, which seeks to pressure China and companies using forced labor by the minority group.

President Trump says he plans to get rid of mail-in ballots and called voting machines “highly inaccurate” and “very expensive.” Simon says the U.S. Constitution gives states full control of elections, and a president has no power to grab election authority from the states.

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a meeting on the sidelines of the NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, April 4, 2025. (Nicolas Tucat, Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced to reporters in El Salvador on Monday that he is taking over as the acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman about ongoing global challenges, including the earthquake response, relations with China, and the war in Ukraine.

Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas contends the Constitution dictates that states determine the time, place and manner of elections. She says if the president issues an executive order banning mail-in voting, Vermont would likely sue.