Rubio is seen as a steady foreign policy hand who has the confidence of Trump and Senate colleagues from both parties.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) floated the idea of new talks at his confirmation hearing to be secretary of state, while remaining largely noncommittal on the prospect

Rubio appeared to be on a glide path to winning confirmation as secretary of state while Bondi looks poised to become the nation’s top law enforcement official.

Sen. Joni Ernst said she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as the next secretary of defense, making the controversial nominee's path to the helm of the Pentagon more likely.

Donald Trump's former primary opponent Sen. Marco Rubio is meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday as the president-elect's secretary of state nominee.

It’s the second day of confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees on Capitol Hill. Secretary of State nominee Florida Senator Marco Rubio and the nominee for attorney general Pam Bondi are scheduled Wednesday.

Some are expected to have smooth confirmation paths, like Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, while others, like defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth, face headwinds.

Senate GOP leaders rushed to advance Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump's defense secretary nominee in a crucial test vote Thursday, despite grave objections from Democrats and stirring unease among Republicans over his behavior and qualifications to lead the U.

In today’s edition … Wikler announces support of 131 DNC members heading into third chair forum … Senate Republican resolution calls on Panama to cut ties with China.

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and U.S. Sen. Jim Justice voted Monday in favor of a bill to place strict penalties on illegal immigrants who commit crimes in the U.S. and to approve President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State.

The confirmation process includes several rounds of investigation and review, beginning with the submission of a personal financial disclosure report and a background check. The nominee is then evaluated in a committee hearing, which allows for a close ...

Lawmakers advanced a controversial immigration bill and pressed forward on confirming the president’s Cabinet nominees.