The US Senate unanimously approved Marco Rubio as secretary of state on Monday, putting the fellow senator on the front line of President Donald Trump's often confrontational diplomacy.
Notably, Gabbard questioned the US intelligence community’s assessments that Assad was behind a deadly chlorine gas attack the same year she met with the Syrian strongman, to which Trump said at the time: “There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons.”
Pam Bondi was pressed about the 2020 election and Trump's influence over the Justice Department, while Marco Rubio struck a more measured tone on the Russia-Ukraine war.
Senate Democrats want to slow the roll on Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. intelligence community. Democrats are insisting on delaying Gabbard’s confirmation
The Senate has unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of State; he will be the first Latino to serve as the nation's top diplomat.
Rubio is among the least controversial of Trump’s nominees. Another, John Ratcliffe, is also expected to be quickly confirmed as CIA director.
Many of Donald Trump's selections for roles in his administration previously ran for president. See what they said while on the New Hampshire campaign trail.
‘I know what I don’t know,’ SecDef pick says at confirmation hearing. Pete Hegseth conceded that he lacks the experience of previous defense secretaries but said what he has is enough.
To be prepared we need leaders with ability, experience and integrity; leaders like Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth. David H. Rundell is a former chief of mission at the American ...
Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is widely expected to have ... And Trump’s pick of former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence has also raised eyebrows and objections across ...