Sen. Marco Rubio

The Senate quickly confirmed the Florida senator from Miami as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day.

COMMENTARY If a Secretary of State Marco Rubio hopes to rally Latin America against left-wing despots like Nicolás Maduro by exalting right-wing despots like Nayib Bukele, it could backfire.

Sen. Marco Rubio was elected to the Senate in 2010 and has staked out a position as a foreign policy hawk, taking hard lines on China and Iran in particular.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and U.S. Rick Scott led a long list of bipartisan lawmakers in accusing Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro of stealing Sunday’s presidential election, urging the U.S. and other world leaders to reject the sham results of “the criminal and illegitimate Maduro narco-regime.”

Former President Trump held a rally at his golf course in Doral Tuesday night, where he repeatedly teased his upcoming announcement of a vice presidential pick with one of the top contenders, Sen. Marco Rubio in the crowd.

U.S. intelligence said the mysterious illnesses in Havana don't look to be part of an attack. But rhetoric since hints it won't improve U.S.-Cuba relations much.

The group, which included students who survived the Stoneman Douglas shooting, asked for "common-sense" gun laws.

COMMENTARY: If Trump dealt with Kim, then Biden can deal with Maduro — as long as Biden treats Venezuela's dictator tougher than Trump treated North Korea's.

The bill, if passed by the House of Representatives, would pump billions of dollars of infrastructure dollars into the state. Here's a quick look at the projects involved.

The Florida Democrat was on President Biden's shortlist for a running mate in the 2020 election. Demings, a former Orlando police chief, was first elected to the House in 2016.

A group headed by Venezuelan expats has helped create congressional legislation to ensure Venezuela's frozen billions are safeguarded for rebuilding the nation.

Only four other GOP senators have publicly called Democrat Joe Biden "president-elect" since the race was called for him over a week ago.