Michelle Kellerman

Secretary Rubio says the reason why NATO is good for America is that it gives the United States bases in Europe to project power in the Middle East.

So he says he needs to discuss this with his counterparts in a meeting in Sweden.

Another big topic is the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's efforts to get money from tolls.

So it's a threat to the world if they were to try to do that.

Asked about the diplomacy, Rubio says the U.S.

is dealing with an Iranian system that is, in his words, a little fractured.

Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.

The State Department says the U.S.

has a, quote, ironclad commitment to ensuring that its response to the Ebola outbreak is fully resourced and rapid.

Officials brush off criticism that the dismantlement of America's main aid agency is hampering the response.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his advisors accused the World Health Organization for being slow to identify the outbreak the U.S.

pulled out of the WHO last year.

Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.

The State Department says the U.S.

has a, quote, ironclad commitment to ensuring that its response to the Ebola outbreak is fully resourced and rapid.

Officials brush off criticism that the dismantlement of America's main aid agency is hampering the response.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his advisors accused the World Health Organization for being slow to identify the outbreak the U.S.

pulled out of the WHO last year.

The State Department is sending disaster relief teams to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda and setting up clinics to provide emergency Ebola screening, though that could take weeks.

Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.