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 is receiving a warm welcome at his confirmation hearing to become secretary of State.

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees for the Department of Justice, State Department and more sat for Senate confirmation hearings throughout the day Wednesday.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was unbothered by protestors donned in pink attire, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate on

A veteran of the Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio is widely seen as one of Trump's least controversial Cabinet picks and is expected to sail through the nomination process.

The stage is set for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. In less than 24 hours he will be sworn in as the 47th United States President, however dangerously cold temperatures are threatening the ceremony's outdoor venue. The former President isn't missing a beat with promises to conduct 100 executive orders on day one of his second term.

DeSantis announced he is appointing Ashley Moody to replace Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State.

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Watch live as Donald Trump’s pick to be the next US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, is questioned in a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, 15 January. Senator Rubio was once a rival to the president-elect for the Republican presidential nomination,

With his appointment of numerous special envoys, President-elect Donald Trump risks hamstringing his secretary of state nominee, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL).

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.