The Sen Times

Rubio will testify before Congress for the first time since the start of the Iran war

WASHINGTON, June 2, 2026 (AP) U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to face a litany of questions Tuesday about the Trump administrations 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. The Republican former senator will sit before House and Senate committees to make the State Departments annual budget request. But the focus is likely to shift quickly to the already unsteady ceasefire between Washington and Tehran, which has been further tested in recent days by back-and-forth attacks. Cabinet members,