Rubio meets with Congress as Iran ceasefire falters

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared on Capitol Hill on Tuesday for his first public testimony before lawmakers since the Trump administration launched the war in Iran.

Rubio began by addressing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, ahead of an appearance in front of a House panel on State Department spending scheduled for 2 p.m. The sessions are part of a marathon schedule for the secretary to defend the administration’s nearly $36 billion budget request for his agency.