"We are glad to have worked in a bipartisan way to ensure that one of our own, Senator Marco Rubio, could be positioned to quickly take the helm of the State Department," the committee's chair, Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, and ranking member, Sen. Jeanne ...

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.

The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a federal program that provides HIV medications, is one of the programs on pause during a 90-day review ordered by the Secretary of State.

Marco Rubio, who has represented Florida in the Senate since 2011, is known for his hawkish stance on China and has been sanctioned by the country twice.

The Senate confirmed Senator Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, on Monday as America’s 72nd secretary of state, putting a former political rival of President Trump at the helm of American diplomacy.

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

Washington DC - The Senate unanimously approved Marco Rubio as secretary of state on Monday ... Shaheen and the Republican chairman of the committee, Jim Risch, agreed to fast-track Rubio's nomination, which was cleared by the panel barely an hour before ...

Marco Rubio (R-FL) arrives to testify during his ... nomination to the floor earlier Monday evening. Republican Senator Jim Risch and Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen—the chairman and ranking ...

The Senate voted unanimously to confirm Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) as secretary of state on Monday, delivering President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet just hours after he was sworn in for a second term.

Substantial shifts in U.S. Africa relations have begun. Although the new administration's Africa policies are evolving and will take time to formulate, several of the Executive Orders Donald Trump signed right after he assumed the Presidency will have immediate ramifications across the continent.

Health analysts say that the pause in funding for international and domestic efforts to halt HIV and AIDS are "unprecedented."

The Trump administration has ordered a three-month pause on almost all foreign development assistance pending a review to see what fits in with the president's “America First” policy. Aid groups and human rights watchdogs warn that the freeze will put countless lives around the world at risk.