President Trump is expected to attend an inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral, meet with Republican leaders, and continue to work on executive and congressional actions on Day
Marco Rubio has been confirmed by the Senate as the country’s next secretary of state. The nomination of the senior senator from Florida, 53, was confirmed on Monday, Jan. 20, hours after Donald Trump took the oath of office as the 47th president.
The Senate voted to confirm Trump’s choice for secretary of State, and key committees advanced his nominations for defense secretary and CIA director.
Marco Rubio has been confirmed as secretary of state in a unanimous Senate vote, becoming the first Latino to hold the position.
Rubio is among the least controversial of Trump’s nominees and the Florida Republican could be the first to be confirmed.
The Senate has unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of State; he will be the first Latino to serve as the nation's top diplomat.
The Senate unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as Secretary of State Monday, making him the first Cabinet nominee to be confirmed.
Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, is among the least controversial of Trump's nominees and vote was decisive, 99-0.
Within hours of Donald Trump’s swearing-in yesterday as the 47th President of the United States, the U.S. Senate hit the ground running on two critical
Donald Trump began his presidency with a dizzying display of force, signing a blizzard of executive orders that signaled his desire to remake American institutions while also pardoning nearly all of his supporters who rioted at the U.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has met with his counterparts from Australia, India and Japan as the Trump administration kicks off its formal foreign policy engagements in discussions with the Indo-Pacific “Quad.