U.S. diplomats have neglected the Western Hemisphere for too long.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to State Department staff while next to his family including wife Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio, at left, at the State Department, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) President Donald Trump ...

The Senate voted unanimously to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio's as secretary of state on Monday, making him the first member of President Donald Trump's second Cabinet.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President ...

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.

Latest news and updates on the inauguration of Donald Trump after his election victory. Follow live as the event unfolds in Washington, D.C.

Former U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has officially been confirmed as the next U.S. secretary of state tasked with implementing President Trump's foreign policy agenda.

The Senate voted on Monday to confirm Marco Rubio as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state, the first high-level Cabinet official for the new administration to be approved by the chamber.

Hours after taking oath as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump reversed the Biden administration’s decision to remove Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism.

Just hours after being sworn in as US secretary of state on Tuesday, Marco Rubio brought ... Japan and Australia. Rubio’s meeting with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar was his first as US President Donald Trump’s top diplomat.

RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel’s hearings are expected to go ahead despite the deadly mid-air collision in Washington, DC

For two hours, incoming Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Governor Kristi Noem and other intended members of President Donald Trump ... the first year of Trump’s presidency 4:07 p.m. Senate ...