Senate votes to confirm Marco Rubio as secretary of state, first Trump Cabinet official to be approved
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.
Rubio breezes through Senate confirmation vote, becomes first Latino secretary of State
Marco Rubio was overwhelming confirmed by the Senate as secretary of State to Donald Trump. He becomes the global face of Trump's foreign policy.
Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state in first Trump Cabinet post approval
Washington — The Senate on Monday confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, making him the first of President Trump's Cabinet nominees to win the approval of the upper chamber. The Senate confirmed Rubio in a 99 to 0 vote as his former colleagues in the Senate touted his qualifications for the job.
Senate votes to confirm Marco Rubio as Trump's secretary of state
Hours after Trump was sworn in as president, senators confirmed his first Cabinet pick and advanced the nominations of several others through committee.
Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump the first member of his Cabinet
Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, is among the least controversial of Trump’s nominees and vote was decisive, 99-0.
Senate unanimously confirms Marco Rubio as Secretary of State
The U.S. Senate has confirmed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio unanimously to become the nation’s next Secretary of State.
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