Matthew Lee

Stay informed with Matthew Lee’s coverage and analysis for Fortune.

Page 2 of 5

Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 24, 2025. US President Donald Trump reiterated his call for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates during a Cabinet meeting on Monday, as he continues to push the central bank on monetary policy. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images

What degree of power will America command in NATO? Europe warily awaits U.S. secretary Marco Rubio to determine the future of the alliance

By Matthew Lee, Lorne Cook, and others

Elon Musk speaks during a Cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Pool via AP)

Federal workers start to get a new email demanding their accomplishments

By Chris Megerian, Adriana Gomez Licon, and others

Demonstrators protest against cuts to American foreign aid spending, including USAID and the PEPFAR program to combat HIV/AIDS, at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump administration blames ‘institutional drift’ as it plans to cut over 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Mark Sherman, and others

FILE – President-elect Donal Trump looks at France’s President Emmanuel Macron in Notre Dame Cathedral, Dec. 7, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool, File)

French and U.K. leaders visit Trump in White House as Europe worries about U.S. ties to EU and Ukraine

By Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, and others

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make a joint statement to the media at the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem on February 16, 2025. Rubio said Palestinian militant group Hamas “must be eliminated”, after meeting on February 16 with Israel’s prime minister. (Photo by Ohad Zwigenberg / POOL / AFP) (Photo by OHAD ZWIGENBERG/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel’s Netanyahu calls Trump proposal to remove Palestinians from Gaza ‘the only viable plan to enable a different future’

By Matthew Lee, Natalie Melzer, and others

Volodomyr Zelenskyy speaks on stage at the Munich Security Conference

Zelenskyy says he believes Trump is the key to ending the Russia-Ukraine war—but mentioned it was ‘not very pleasant’ Trump spoke to Putin first

By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee, and others

JD Vance speaks in front of a microphone to world leaders

World leaders expected clarity on Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine. Instead, JD Vance scolded them on immigration and lectured them about censorship

By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee, and others

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump shake hands

‘It’s time to stop this ridiculous war’—Trump and Putin come to the negotiating table over Ukraine

By Matthew Lee, Eric Tucker, and others

Trump speaks in front of the American and Israeli flags

Just one day after Trump called to ‘permanently’ resettle Palestinians from Gaza and build the ‘Riviera of the Middle East,’ US officials say Trump meant it would only be temporary

By Matthew Lee, Zeke Miller, and others

FILE – Solar panels system funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are seen in the Lebanese-Syrian border town of Majdal Anjar, eastern Bekaa valley, Lebanon, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein, File)

Trump administration is recalling almost all USAID workers worldwide

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, and others

FILE – USAID humanitarian aid destined for Venezuela is displayed for the media at a warehouse next to the Tienditas International Bridge on the outskirts of Cucuta, Colombia, Feb. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

Over 50 USAID senior officials put on leave over fears they might thwart Trump orders

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, and others

President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy during a speech at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden to lift Cuba’s state sponsor of terrorism designation in deal to free prisoners—a move likely to be reversed soon under Trump

By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, and others

China’s President Xi Jinping arrives at the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) at the Convention Centre in Lima, on November 16, 2024. (Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP) (Photo by LUIS ACOSTA/AFP via Getty Images)

China releases 3 Americans imprisoned for years as US returns 4 people to China

By Eric Tucker, Aamer Madhani, and others

Elon Musk at podium

Elon Musk met with Iran’s U.N. ambassador as Tehran may look to ease tension with Trump

By Matthew Lee, Edith M. Lederer, and others

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the the Summit of the Future at United Nations headquarters, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

U.S. will send Ukraine $375 million in military aid—including medium-range cluster bombs

By Lolita C. Baldor, Matthew Lee, and others