The Senate voted to confirm Trump’s choice for secretary of State, and key committees advanced his nominations for defense secretary and CIA director.
Marco Rubio has been confirmed as secretary of state in a unanimous Senate vote, becoming the first Latino to hold the position.
Hours after Trump was sworn in as president, senators confirmed his first Cabinet pick and advanced the nominations of several others through committee.
With President Donald Trump’s nominees slowly emerging from Senate committees, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are preparing for a weekslong slog as Democrats force Republicans to work through procedural obstacles to fill out the new president’s Cabinet.
Trump's nominees for secretary of State, attorney general, CIA director, Energy secretary and Transportation secretary went before Senate committees.
Within hours of Donald Trump’s swearing-in yesterday as the 47th President of the United States, the U.S. Senate hit the ground running on two critical
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.
Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, is among the least controversial of Trump's nominees and vote was decisive, 99-0.
Rubio is among the least controversial of Trump’s nominees. Another, John Ratcliffe, is also expected to be quickly confirmed as CIA director.
Marco Rubio has been confirmed by the Senate as the country’s next secretary of state. The nomination of the senior senator from Florida, 53, was confirmed on Monday, Jan. 20, hours after Donald Trump took the oath of office as the 47th president.
Amna Nawaz reports on the hearing for Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio and Trump's CIA director pick, John Ratcliffe. President-elect Donald Trump is still several days from reentering the ...