WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio got right to work Tuesday just hours after ... they’d sail through the Senate with bipartisan support,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). When it comes to confirming President Trump’s other ...

The Senate confirmed Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, on Monday as America’s 72nd secretary of state, putting a former political rival of President Trump at the helm of American diplomacy.

The Senate voted to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio as secretary of state, installing one of their own as President Trump’s first cabinet member. The Florida Republican was seen as one of Trump’s least controversial picks.

Rubio lost to Trump in 2016 but he’s living his best life as Secretary of State, approved unanimously by his Senate colleagues.

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.

Hours after Trump was sworn in as president, senators confirmed his first Cabinet pick and advanced the nominations of several others through committee.

President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees are so far sailing through their Senate confirmation hearings. But only one appears likely to sail on to a swift vote on Trump’s first day in office.

“Marco Rubio is a very intelligent man with a remarkable understanding ... Kennedy Jr. for health secretary. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said his party will “neither rubber-stamp nominees we feel are grossly unqualified, nor oppose nominees ...

President Donald Trump kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, Jan. 6, health policy and more.

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. Along with this week’s roll call votes, the House also passed a bill (H.R. 207), to

The Senate has confirmed Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump's plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.

Here is how our House members and New York’s two senators voted on select issues during the legislative week ending Jan. 24, as reported by Targeted News Service. Click here for previous votes. Michael Lawler (R),