Rubio tells Senate committee the "top priority" of State Department will be U.S.
Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the State Department as secretary of state, is facing questions from his Senate colleagues on Wednesday morning in what is expected to be one of the least contentious confirmation hearings this week.
Marco Rubio on a smooth path to Senate confirmation as next secretary of state
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.
Marco Rubio Coasts Through Confirmation Hearing
Trump's onetime rival boasts a good rapport with both sides of the aisle and looks like a shoo-in as America's top diplomat.
The wait is over: Gov. DeSantis names his pick to replace Marco Rubio in US Senate
Moody, the state's attorney general, is Gov. Ron DeSantis’ pick to replace U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who is poised to be the next Secretary of State for President-elect Donald J. Trump. DeSantis made the announcement in a Thursday news conference in Orlando.
Ron DeSantis picks Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to fill Marco Rubio's Senate seat
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday appointed state Attorney General Ashley Moody to the U.S. Senate, setting her up to fill Sen. Marco Rubio's seat when he joins the Trump administraiton.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody Will Fill Marco Rubio's Senate Seat
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber. Elected as the state’s top law enforcement officer in 2018,
Trump’s Cabinet picks are set for Senate hearings. Here’s the schedule
Senate hearings are scheduled this coming week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. Many have met with senators ...
Top Senate Intel Democrat ‘flabbergasted’ by removal of GOP House Intelligence chair
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Thursday said he was “flabbergasted” by the ...
China-focused House committee to continue in new US Congress
The U.S. House of Representatives' bipartisan select committee focused on China will continue in the new Congress, the ...
Marco Rubio scorns ‘postwar global order’ as ‘obsolete’ in Senate hearing
A veteran of the Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio is widely seen as one of Trump's least controversial Cabinet picks and is ...
Speaker Johnson removes Mike Turner as Intelligence Committee chair
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will not make Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) chair of the House Intelligence Committee in the 119th ...
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Jim Banks sworn in as Indiana's newest United States Senator
Jim Banks has been sworn in as a United States Senator for Indiana, and will serve on the Senate Committee on Armed Services, ...
Virginia Foxx to be only woman leading House committees in 119th Congress
Virginia Foxx, 81, was tapped to serve as the chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, becoming the only woman to lead a ...
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Pennsylvania Senate announces new committee chairs
Four freshman senators have been tapped to serve in leadership roles on the state Senate's standing committees for the ...