Joel Rubin

Why is the Second Amendment more important than the lives of children praying at mass? It's not. 90% of Americans support stronger gun safety - we just don't do it. We need to try harder and do better. My heart goes out to Minneapolis. @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social

Congressional appropriations bills are the law and President Trump does not have the power to unilaterally block these funds from being spent. This maneuver is blatantly illegal and will harm every state, city, organization and individual in the country. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Yesterday’s bloodletting of State Dept. employees was a dark day for American diplomacy. "Streamlining" DOS by cutting 15% of staff is laughable. You don't make an organization more effective by gutting deep subject matter experts in energy, climate, human rights, democracy. @cnn.com

Iran diplomacy right now boils down to three topics: Israel, money & inspections. But Israel isn’t at the table and both the money and inspections issues aren’t resolved. We need to get the negotiations design right for our diplomacy to work. We’re not there yet. My quick take.

There's now a Trump Iran deal. I was honored to discuss it with NBC News Now and am happy to share with you my view on the agreement for my Substack, The Briefing Book. open.substack.com/pub/joelrubi...

Iran - along with Hezbollah - has just launched strikes into Israel while Trump's negotiations with the Iranians are stuck in limbo. Maybe Iran thinks it has the upper hand in negotiations & can strike. We'll see. But this certainly isn't a sign of their interest in diplomacy! @ms.now

I'm thrilled to announce the publication of my new book "Saving Democratic Foreign Policy!" This is a book about how Democrats can earn the American people’s trust to lead the world once again. Here's a link to the book, which I hope you'll have a chance to read: amazon.com/dp/B0GZQ2XYXR

If you believe a man who worked w/ the CIA in Afghanistan wasn’t vetted, you’re kidding yourself. Let's stop politicizing every tragedy that involves an immigrant, asylum seeker or foreign national here in the U.S. and stick to the facts. We can & should do better. @msnowreports.bsky.social @ms.now

I was honored to be included in this excellent Washington Pose about the New York City mayoral race and the meaning of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's candidacy for American Jews.

Putin’s perplexing hypnotic quality over Trump is at play once again! He’s gotten what he wants and undermined any pressure on himself. Let’s call Trump’s “productive” talks with Russia what they really are … @alivitali.bsky.social @msnbcreports.msnbc.com @msnbc.com

Trump finally recognizing regional allies are critical to peace. But let's be clear: Hamas's first targets after the ceasefire are the Palestinian people. This is horrifying. Those who called for ceasefire must demand Hamas exit. Qatar, Egypt, Turkey - keep the pressure on. @msnbc.com

Fmr. NSC Sr. Director Juan Gonzalez explains why migration isn't just a border issue- it's a foreign policy failure with domestic consequences. Essential insights on current U.S.-Latin America relations on Making Sense of the World: thesirennetwork.com/p/lets-talk-about-trump-and-latin-america

Two years after Oct. 7th, Israel is fighting for more than security- it's fighting for its soul. My analysis on how that day shattered Israel's sense of invulnerability, what fragile ceasefire negotiations mean & why Jewish safety spans from Gaza to American neighborhoods. joelrubin.substack.com