The Senator is expected to be an easy confirmation, but that didn't mean there was no drama Wednesday morning.

Former U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio was sworn in as secretary of State on Tuesday morning and pledged to improve the department and make the country and world better over the next four years.

Vice President J.D. Vance swore in the former Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody as a new senator this week. The Senate seat was filled as Rubio was confirmed to be President Donald Trump’s Secretary of State. Read: As Trump, Desantis threaten mass deportations, Florida business experts concerned — but skeptical

The Senate unanimously approved Senator Marco Rubio of Florida as secretary of state in the first vote on President Trump’s cabinet selections.

Fla., sailed through his secretary of state confirmation hearing with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday.

Florida Senator Marco Rubio  became the first of President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees when he was unanimously confirmed (99-0) as the 72nd Secretary of

The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet. The vote was unanimous.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis revealed on Thursday who will replace Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., in the Senate after he is likely confirmed to be Secretary of State.

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Republicans used to denounce the violent insurrectionists of January 6. Their rhetoric is no longer operative.

Moody, 49, becomes the second woman to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate, after Paula Hawkins, a Republican who served one term in the 1980s.

Marco Rubio has been sworn in to be Donald Trump's new secretary of state, and another familiar Florida name has joined the Senate in his place.