Senate, Rubio and Trump Cabinet

Senate Finance chair hoping for Bessent confirmation vote next week
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo on Wednesday said he is hoping a full Senate confirmation vote for U.S. President Donald Trump's pick as Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, could occur next week.
Senate votes to confirm Marco Rubio as secretary of state, first Trump Cabinet official to be approved
The Senate voted on Monday to confirm Marco Rubio as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state, the first high-level Cabinet official for the new administration to be approved by the chamber.
Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state in first Trump Cabinet post approval
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.
Marco Rubio Is Confirmed by Senate as Secretary of State
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.
Senate votes to confirm Marco Rubio as Trump's secretary of state
The Senate confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day.
Senate Votes on Trump's Cabinet Nominees: Tracking Everyone Who Has Been Confirmed So Far
Donald Trump's administration will be filled out in the first weeks of his presidency as the Senate weighs whether to approve or deny his Cabinet picks. Here's the status of each Cabinet nominee's con
Trump Cabinet nominees Stefanik and Collins face Senate questioning
Two more picks for President Donald Trump's Cabinet will face questions during their confirmation hearings Tuesday morning. Many nominees continue to meet with senators individually before they go before the committees overseeing the agencies that Trump wants them to run.
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U.S. Senate Republicans have little to say about Trump pardons of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants
The Florida context From Florida Phoenix When States Newsroom summarized the 334-word Jan. 6 pardon proclamation and ...
New Ohio and Florida Senate-appointees sworn in as Vance and Rubio’s replacements
Two new senators were sworn in on Tuesday to replace new Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance.
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What Kash Patel Doesn’t Want the Senate to Know About the ‘J6 Prison Choir’
I was the last member out of the Senate on January the 6th. I walked past a lot of law enforcement officers, excuse me, who were injured,” Tillis said. “I find it hard to believe that the president of ...
Ashley Moody sworn in to replace Marco Rubio in Senate
Vice President J.D. Vance swore in the former Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody as a new senator this week. The Senate ...
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Senate panel blocks GOP voting limits, advances ballot reforms
The Democratic-controlled Senate Privileges and Elections Committee on Tuesday afternoon struck down several ...
US Senate Committee advances Trump nominee to head Transportation Department
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee voted to advance President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to head the U.S. Transportation ...
Senate Democrats Block G.O.P. Effort to Criminalize Some Abortion Providers
The bill would require that infants born alive after an attempted abortion receive the same protection as any newborn baby, ...
Texas House, Senate offer first glimpse at how $150 billion in tax money may be spent
House Bill 1 proposes $335.7 billion in state and federal spending, including $154.1 billion in general revenue spending.