The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet. The vote was unanimous.

Marco Rubio became the first of President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees to take his post on Tuesday after being confirmed by a unanimous vote the previous night. The tally for the now-former Florida senator was 99-0,

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.