Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio is expected to be confirmed as secretary of state Monday evening following President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. The Senate wil confirm Rubio. Rubio will likely be the first cabinet member to be sworn in following the inauguration, according to Roll Call.
He’s being undermined by fellow Republicans, and that’s before he shows up to lead a workforce Trump distrusts.
Marco Rubio drew bipartisan support among Senate Foreign Relations Committee members at Wednesday's hearing and appears headed for confirmation under President-elect Donald Trump's administration.
Sen. Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, will face questions from his Senate colleagues on Wednesday morning.
Rubio is seen as a steady foreign policy hand who has the confidence of Trump and Senate colleagues from both parties.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio received a warm welcome from Senate colleagues Wednesday as he sketched out his plans for implementing President-elect Donald Trump’s“America First” vision as secretary of state.
Marco Rubio is promising to implement President-elect ... not nearly as hostile as that between Trump and Rubio in the 2016 GOP primaries, which was marked by name-calling and personal insults.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that state Attorney General Ashley Moody will be taking Marco Rubio’s place as the Sunshine State’s junior senator. DeSantis announced his pick at a news conference in Orlando days before Rubio is set to resign to become President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state.
President-elect Donald Trump is set to be sworn in at the Capitol on Monday, solidifying his stunning return to the White House and kicking off what is expected to be a busy 100-day rush focused on a handful of hot-button issues.
Other Florida senators expected to attend the inauguration are Sen. Jay Collins, R-Tampa; Sen. Ileana Garcia, R-Miami; Sen. Blaise Ingoglia, R-Spring Hill; Sen. Jonathan Martin, R-Fort Myers; and Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez, R-Doral, according to information obtained by USA TODAY Network-Florida.
After airing Antony Blinken's final interview as Secretary of State on The New Yorker Radio Hour on Friday, host David Remnick had New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos on the show to discuss President-