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Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state

CBS News on MSN · 13h

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.

USA TODAY on MSN · 7h

Marco Rubio breezes through Senate confirmation, 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.

Newsweek on MSN · 14h

Marco Rubio Unanimously Confirmed as Secretary of State By Senate

The Senate unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as Secretary of State Monday, making him the first Cabinet nominee to be confirmed.

Scores of Senior Diplomats Are Leaving Posts

The New York Times · 14h

Scores of Senior Diplomats Are Leaving Posts as Trump Takes Office

The departures are common when a transition takes place, but it is now happening more quickly and on a larger scale than under previous administrations, a U.S. official said.

U.S. News & World Report · 21h

Trump Officials Asked Over a Dozen Senior Career Diplomats to Step Down, Sources Say

President Donald Trump's transition team asked more than a dozen senior career diplomats to step down from their roles, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter said, as the newly inaugurated president moves quickly to shape his foreign policy and the diplomatic corps.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Scores of career State Dept. diplomats resign before Trump’s inauguration

Trump’s team requested numerous high-level resignations from the State Department as the president-elect prepares to make a break with the Biden administration.

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Where does America's new secretary of state stand on key world issues?

Former Florida Senator Marco Rubio has been unanimously confirmed by the US Senate as Donald Trump's new secretary of state.

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A wave of Trump-demanded departures hits the State Department

A large number of senior career diplomats who served in politically appointed leadership positions at the State Department ...

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Rubio tells Senate committee the "top priority" of State Department will be U.S. in confirmation hearing

Sen. Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the State Department as secretary of state, answered questions ...

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The U.S. Needs Soldiers, Not Warriors

Soldiers are different. They are servants of the state. In well-governed countries, they are bound by discipline, the rule of ...

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Americans freed in Afghanistan-U.S. prisoner swap, Taliban says

The family of Ryan Corbett of New York confirmed his release, while the Taliban said Khan Mohammed, an Afghan serving a life ...

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READ: Donald Trump's inauguration speech transcript

Read Donald Trump's full inauguration speech after he was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday.

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Newly minted Secretary of State Rubio is meeting with members of the Quad. What’s it for?

On his first full day as secretary of state, Marco Rubio is meeting with his counterparts from a group of countries known as ...

Trump orders military to plan to ‘seal the borders’

Inaugural-day executive order instructs NORTHCOM to “repel forms of invasion”—a legal formulation that might not stick.

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