Germany’s Foreign Ministry has responded forcefully to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's criticism of the country's decision to classify the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party as a 'right-wing extremist' organization.

Germany’s Foreign Minister sharply rebuked U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he referred to the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party as an “extremist group.” Rubio criticized the German government’s decision to expand its domestic intelligence agency’s powers to increase surveillance of local groups,

Marco Rubio serving as both Secretary of State and national security adviser could be "ultimately disadvantageous" to President Trump, says former adviser John Bolton.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s new assignment as President Trump’s interim national security adviser brings him deeper into an inner circle dominated by “America First” loyalists. But that may not mean more clout on policy decisions.