The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet.

Senators have had two-and-a-half months to consider Trump’s nominees. Confirmation is part of their constitutional duty.

First row from left, Elise Stefanik, John Ratcliffe, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Howard Lutnick, Pete Hegseth, Doug Burgum, Brooke L. Rollins, Marco Rubio and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; second row from left ...

A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to ...

Donald Trump is back. He has a vision of the US — a more right-wing one, with a more populist bent. For his American dream to come to life, he has appointed a team of men and women. But who are they?

With the commencement of President Donald Trump’s second term, certain sectors are poised to benefit from shifts in policy and regulatory focus. One such sector is deep-sea mining, a field that has ...

Overhauling federal agencies, streamlining govt operations, strengthening national security & taking a hardline stance on ...

Marco Rubio (R-Fla ... before the Senate Intelligence Committee was scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 30. Howard Lutnick, chair and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, is Trump’s pick for Commerce Secretary.

A USA TODAY review of almost 100 of the administration's top hires shows nearly half of states could have a representative in ...

Only one has been confirmed since Trump was inaugurated on Monday: Secretary of State Marco Rubio ... businessman Howard Lutnick, nominated for Commerce secretary; former Small Business ...

After Trump’s victory in November, the 47th president’s allies had splintered between choosing Bessent or Cantor Fitzgerald chairman Howard Lutnick ... of State Marco Rubio became the first ...