Florida, Marco Rubio and Senate

Marco Rubio, former Florida senator, sworn in as US secretary of state: WATCH
Marco Rubio was officially sworn in as the Secretary of State by Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday morning in Washington, DC, making him the first Cabinet nominee of President Donald Trump to win congressional approval.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will fill Marco Rubio’s Senate seat
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio’s seat in the U.S. Senate. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the appointment on Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announces Ashley Moody will replace Marco Rubio in Senate
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that state Attorney General Ashley Moody will be taking Marco Rubio’s place as the Sunshine State’s junior senator. DeSantis announced his pick at a news conference in Orlando days before Rubio is set to resign to become President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state.
From Tallahassee to DC: Ashley Moody sworn in as Florida's newest US senator
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.
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 seat was filled as Rubio was confirmed to be President Donald Trump’s Secretary of State.
Moody sworn in as Florida's newest Senator
Ashley Moody has officially traded her Attorney General title for a seat in Washington. On Tuesday, Moody began her term as Florida’s newest Senator, filling the role vacated by now-Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Florida has a new US senator. What to know about Ashley Moody
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.
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Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump 1st member of his Cabinet
The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of ... member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day. Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, is among the least controversial of ...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis: Rubio replacement announcement 'imminent' ahead of inauguration
BREAKING:It's Ashley Moody: Gov. DeSantis names his pick to replace Marco Rubio in US Senate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he's waiting till the last minute to announce his replacement for ...
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How The Senate Voted to Confirm Marco Rubio as Secretary of State
The Senate unanimously approved Senator Marco Rubio of Florida as secretary of state in the first vote on President Trump’s cabinet selections. Needed to win Needed to win Notes: Confirmation ...
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Senators are preparing to vote on Marco Rubio as secretary of state, a first in Trump’s Cabinet
Marco Rubio as President Donald Trump’s nominee ... Rubio is among the least controversial of Trump’s nominees and a vote on the Florida Republican was set for early evening.
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Marco Rubio unanimously confirmed as secretary of state, becoming first member of 2nd Trump Cabinet
Marco Rubio as secretary of state on Monday ... seen as critical to countering China's influence in the Pacific. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Jan. 16 that he would appoint Florida ...
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Marco Rubio Is Confirmed by Senate as Secretary of State
Blinken. Jan. 20, 2025 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 ...
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Marco Rubio breezes through Senate confirmation, becomes first Latino secretary of State
WASHINGTON – Sen. Marco Rubio became the first member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to be approved by the Senate, overwhelmingly winning confirmation hours after the executive branch ...
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Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump the first member of his Cabinet
The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of ... member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day. Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, is among the least controversial of ...
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Pledges Trump Administration’s ‘Steadfast Support’ for Israel
President Donald Trump’s new Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, pledged the administration’s “steadfast support” for the State of Israel in a phone conversation on Wednesday with Prime Minister Benjamin ...