The Senate unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as Secretary of State Monday, making him the first Cabinet nominee to be confirmed.
WASHINGTON — The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day.
Mr Trump selected Marco Rubio to the role of America’s top diplomat, despite nicknaming him “little Marco” as they clashed while competing for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016.
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.
The picks for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet arrived for the inaugural ceremonies, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi and Doug Burgum.
Republicans and Democrats were in talks to reach an agreement to allow swift confirmation of Marco Rubio as Donald Trump's secretary of state.
Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, is among the least controversial of Trump's nominees and vote was decisive, 99-0.
The man Trump once mocked as ‘Little Marco’ is now the first of his high-level cabinet picks to be confirmed by Congress