Eric Martin

NEW: Marco Rubio has remade himself as Donald Trump’s global emissary. His transformation raises a question: What’s his long game?

That's our Bloomberg Businessweek cover story.

It includes my interview with Rubio, and thoughts from John Kerry, Steve Bannon, Rubio's former Senate colleague James Risch, and many more

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NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing criticism for the unpopular Iran war that he championed, with former top Trump administration foreign policy official @FredFleitz calling for his ouster after Tuesday’s GOP midterm election defeat.

His column, titled "Tough Love for President Trump: Reclaiming America First After the Midterms," was published today by @theamgreatness.

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THIS JUST IN: President Donald Trump said he was tapping longtime aide Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff with Susie Wiles set to move to his political operation.

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Great discussion yesterday on @BloombergTV's "Balance of Power" about our reporting that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is weighing whether to leave the Trump administration.

As I mentioned, our reporting is that a departure is something that Rubio is considering, but that it's not decided yet -- and that even if he WERE to leave, it wouldn't necessarily happen immediately, and wouldn't necessarily be to pursue a 2028 presidential run. We've long heard that going to work in the business world for some time is a possibility after spending almost every moment since he graduated law school 30 years ago serving in public office.

Rubio is among the most popular administration officials among White House staff and Republican donors, which is fueling hope that he'll run in 2028. But there are foreign policy objectives he wants to see through, particularly bringing democracy to Venezuela and Cuba.

For anyone who plans to leave Trump's cabinet, doing so soon would carry the benefit of the opportunity to get a successor confirmed in the current Republican-majority Senate rather than face a Democrat-controlled chamber in January, as @jeffmason1 points out.

Thanks for the conversation @JMathieuReports @kaileyleinz!

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Happy #Diwali!