The Senate unanimously approved Senator Marco Rubio of Florida as secretary of state in the first vote on President Trump’s cabinet selections.

Rubio is seen as a steady foreign policy hand who has the confidence of Trump and Senate colleagues from both parties.

Rubio appeared to be on a glide path to winning confirmation as secretary of state while Bondi looks poised to become the nation’s top law enforcement official.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) floated the idea of new talks at his confirmation hearing to be secretary of state, while remaining largely noncommittal on the prospect

Donald Trump's former primary opponent Sen. Marco Rubio is meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday as the president-elect's secretary of state nominee.

It’s the second day of confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees on Capitol Hill. Secretary of State nominee Florida Senator Marco Rubio and the nominee for attorney general Pam Bondi are scheduled Wednesday.

Some are expected to have smooth confirmation paths, like Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, while others, like defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth, face headwinds.

Sen. Joni Ernst said she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense, making the controversial nominee's path to the helm of the Pentagon more likely.

Marco Rubio, R-Fla ... any wrongdoing as he met with Senators leading up to his hearing this week. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, was seen as a key swing vote for Hegseth’s chances after having ...

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 ...

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and U.S. Sen. Jim Justice voted Monday in favor of a bill to place strict penalties on illegal immigrants who commit crimes in the U.S. and to approve President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State.

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and U.S. Sen. Jim Justice voted Monday in favor of a bill to place strict penalties on illegal immigrants who commit crimes in the U.S. and to approve President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State.