(TNND) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending all U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days pending reviews to determine whether they are aligned with his policy goals.

After taking the oath of office, Marco Rubio promised that every action taken by the State Department will be determined by the answers to three questions.

The Senate’s fight to confirm President-elect Trump’s Cabinet accelerates Wednesday, as half a dozen nominees head into their confirmation hearings. Committees will hear from

Marco Rubio's Senate hearing ... President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, asserted he wouldn’t seek to shut down the government ...

Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) for secretary of state ... and Russel Vought for the Office of Management and Budget. As of midday Wedneday, protesters disrupted Rubio and Wright’s hearings a handful ...

All of Trump's high-profile nominees are required to file reports disclosing their assets and recent sources of income.

Senator Rubio was once a rival to the president ... of transportation), and Russell Vought (director of the Office of Management and Budget) also had hearings scheduled with committees.

Some have an immediate policy impact. Others are more symbolic. Some already are being challenged by federal lawsuits.

Rubio was sworn into office as secretary of state on Tuesday following a unanimous 99-0 vote in the Senate to confirm his appointment the day before.

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 ...

The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet