Marco Rubio used to clash with President-elect Donald Trump, but now seems headed toward Senate confirmation as secretary of state.

Rubio's appointment as secretary of state has been seen as sign that Trump plans to maintain a hard line on China.

All 99 senators voted in favor of Rubio, including Rubio himself. The Senate voted unanimously to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state on Monday, making him the first confirmed member of ...

Confirmations don’t come easier than this. The Senate approved the nomination of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to be secretary of state 99-0 Monday, hours after President Trump took the oath of ...

He was also a candidate in the 2016 GOP presidential primary race, where Trump dubbed him "Little Marco" and Rubio warned voters not to support Trump, saying "friends do not let friends vote for ...

WASHINGTON – Last time Donald Trump won office, it was Sen. Marco Rubio asking the probing questions. The Florida Republican used his perch on the Senate foreign affairs panel to grill Trump ...

Washington — The Senate on Monday confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, making him the first of President Trump's Cabinet nominees to win the approval of the upper chamber. The Senate ...

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WASHINGTON – Sen. Marco Rubio became the first member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to be approved by the Senate, overwhelmingly winning confirmation hours after the executive branch ...

The Senate voted unanimously to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as secretary of state on Monday, delivering President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet just hours after he was sworn in ...

Blinken. Jan. 20, 2025 The Senate confirmed Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, on Monday as America’s 72nd secretary of state, putting a former political rival of President Trump at the ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Central America for his first trip as the top US diplomat. Rubio is expected to depart late next week for Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.