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

Donald Trump's former primary opponent Sen. Marco Rubio is meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday as the president-elect's secretary of state nominee.

Some are expected to have smooth confirmation paths, like Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, while others, like defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth, face headwinds.

By contrast, Marco Rubio, nominee for secretary of State ... Hegseth received a warm reception from GOP senators Tuesday, including Iowa’s Joni Ernst, who was viewed as a key swing vote and ...

senator Marco Rubio (R., Fla.), testified before his colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday about his plans to take on American adversaries including Iran, China ...

Marco Rubio asking the probing questions ... refusing to define what victory looks like in that war. More:Sen. Joni Ernst, once skeptical, says she will vote for Pete Hegseth for defense ...

I examine what is happening with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. This week: Donald Trump has vowed to remake U.S. foreign policy and has assembled a team

Three days ahead of Trump’s return to the White House, many of his most prominent Cabinet choices have sailed relatively unscathed through their hearings and are poised to win confirmation as Republican senators rallied around them and appeared largely unwilling to defy Trump’s wishes.

Noem and committee Republicans focused on the border while Democrats asked about foreign and home-grown terrorism during a cordial hearing.

President-elect Donald Trump’s other nominees pushed Wednesday through a gauntlet of confirmation hearings with the help of allied Senate Republicans carrying them toward the finish line, despite

A Senate confirmation hearing for Secretary of Homeland Security nominee, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, is planned to begin at 8:00 a.m. CST on Friday,