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

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.

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 , who is Mr Trump's new US secretary of state, previously labelled the Chagos Islands deal 'a serious threat' to national security.

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

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.

Senate Republicans say Democrats are risking American national security by delaying votes for Trump's Cabinet.

Sen. Jim Risch, the Republican committee chairman, set the tone by sharply criticizing the U.N., saying Stefanik “can bring much-needed change.” He called for a reevaluation of every U.N. agency to determine if its actions benefit America – and if ...

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.