Rubio on 'resignation watch' as 2028 White House bid looms

Marco Rubio is reportedly eyeing the exit at Foggy Bottom. The Independent reported Thursday that the U.S. Secretary of State is on a so-called 'resignation watch,' citing insiders. Those same insiders say the reason is a 2028 presidential bid.

That's a big move for a man who spent years as a senator from Florida before taking the country's top diplomatic post. According to the Independent's sources, Rubio is expected to announce a run for the White House rather than stay in the administration.

The report offered no timeline and no on-the-record confirmation, and it lands amid a rough stretch for Republicans. The party lost its grip on Congress in the midterms, with Democrats notching a stronger showing than many had expected — a result that has set off noisy fallout inside the GOP.

Just hours earlier, President Donald Trump was publicly litigating a separate election mess in Alaska, demanding that votes cast for a Democratic candidate who shares Senator Dan Sullivan's name be handed to the Republican incumbent instead.

The broader post-midterm mood is doing the talking for everyone: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf mocked Vice President JD Vance's explanation for the losses, and Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev shrugged off any real impact on Moscow.

Rubio hasn't said a word about any of it publicly, per the Independent's account. If the insiders are right, the next chapter for America's top diplomat gets written on a campaign trail, not in a State Department briefing room.