The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to become the next secretary of state. The vote took place hours after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Monday advanced Rubio’s nomination before senators approved it by a 99-0 vote margin.

Vice President JD Vance has sworn in Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, the first of Trump’s cabinet nominees to take the job. Rubio said Trump’s primary priority will be furthering the United States’ interests and that anything the government and State Department do must make the country stronger,

U.S. officials say the Trump administration would begin formal international engagements this week when Marco Rubio — expected to be confirmed soon as secretary of state — meets with the foreign ministers of India,

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

The Senate unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state on Inauguration Day, making him the first member of President Trump’s new Cabinet. Rubio, a Republican senator from Florida and former Trump rival, garnered bipartisan support for his expertise in foreign policy and focus on China.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered a suspension of passport applications that use a gender-neutral marker or request a change in gender.

President Donald Trump is wasting little time implementing his transphobic executive orders within days of his return to the White House — particularly his

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Wednesday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, RCP White House reporter Phil Wegmann discussed his latest piece revealing the new secretary of state's priorities: Exclusive: Rubio Outlines 'Sweeping Change' in Cable to U.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has directed the State Department to freeze applications in the passport pipeline with “X” selected as the gender identifier, according to internal communication reviewed by ABC News.