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 con artists." More about Rubio: He would be the first Latino ...

Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, is among the least controversial of Trump’s nominees and vote was decisive, 99-0.

The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day. Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida,

With votes expected late evening, the Republican-led Senate is determined to install Hegseth, a former Fox News host and combat veteran, and round out President Donald Trump's top national security Cabinet officials. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe won confirmation within days of Trump's return to the White House.

Secretary of State Rubio spoke with China's Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Two Republicans, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, broke ranks to oppose Hegseth.

The confirmation process includes several rounds of investigation and review, beginning with the submission of a personal financial disclosure report and a background check. The nominee is then evaluated in a committee hearing, which allows for a close ...

Lawmakers advanced a controversial immigration bill and pressed forward on confirming the president’s Cabinet nominees.

Newly confirmed Secretary of State Marco Rubio pressured over his past remarks about the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 after Trump pardoned those convicted.

(Washington, D.C.) Iowa is once again in the national spotlight. Iowa U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley is giving President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, the green light. Grassley speaking on the floor late yesterday. Grassley heads the Senate Judiciary committee.

WASHINGTON – Senators returned to the Capitol Monday for a late-evening session pushing ahead on President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, with voting possible to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio as the nation's secretary of state on Inauguration Day.