For Marco Rubio, the easy part is over. He was confirmed by the Senate as secretary of state with unanimous support, Democrats joining Republicans in praising his acumen and judgment. Now comes the task that will make or break his tenure: retaining the full backing of his new boss,

New Secretary of State Marco Rubio told China's foreign minister on Friday that the U.S. would put the American people first and promote U.S. interests in its relationship with Beijing.

President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees for the Department of Justice, State Department and more sat for Senate confirmation hearings throughout the day Wednesday.

The Senate voted Monday to confirm Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as the 72nd U.S. secretary of state. The vote

Marco Rubio has been confirmed by the Senate as the country’s next secretary of state. The nomination of the senior senator from Florida, 53, was confirmed on Monday, Jan. 20, hours after Donald Trump took the oath of office as the 47th president.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio has promised to implement Donald Trump's "America First" agenda as the next Secretary of State.

Donald Trump has taken back control of the White House, with his presidential inauguration taking place on Monday.

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

Wednesday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Carl Cannon offered this question about the limits of Trump's isolationist tendencies: "Is Donald Trump going to keep the U.S. in the United Nations?"

Trump’s priority involves re-establishing a ‘maximum pressure’ strategy on Iran, further reducing Tehran’s proxies, and diplomatically isolating the Iranian regime, while supporting Israel and advanci

China’s foreign minister conveyed the message in a phone call, their first conversation since Marco Rubio’s confirmation as Trump’s top diplomat.