Rubio Unanimously Confirmed To Be Secretary of State, Signaling Quick Confirmation Process for National Security Nominees
Senator Thune says Republicans will work as quickly as possible to confirm President Trump’s nominees, with or without Democrats’ help.
Senator Rubio will soon take his oath as the 72nd Secretary of State following a unanimous vote by his Senate colleagues to confirm him late Monday, making him the first of President Trump’s appointees to win his post. Mr. Rubio has said his main priorities as leader of the State Department is ending the war in Ukraine and ensuring a meaningful end to the Israel–Hamas war at Gaza.
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