Watch Live: Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosts White House press briefing

Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosts the White House press briefing Tuesday afternoon, while White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is out on maternity leave.

It was not immediately clear why Rubio was tapped to hold the briefing. The briefing was expected to begin at 3 p.m. Eastern and can be streamed here.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.