Senate GOP leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is primed to hand President Trump a quick string of wins on his first days in office. Why it matters: Thune and Trump have a complicated history, but the new majority leader is doing his best to start Congress off on the right foot.

Senate Republicans are kicking off their race to quickly confirm President Trump’s Cabinet nominees, and they’re starting with his national security team. Senators began Monday evening by

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.C.) said on Monday that he thinks President Trump’s remaining Cabinet nominees have a “path” to be confirmed. “I think they all have a path to get there,”

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Marco Rubio has been confirmed by the Senate as the country’s next secretary of state. The nomination of the senior senator from Florida, 53, was confirmed on Monday, Jan. 20, hours after Donald Trump took the oath of office as the 47th president.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio painted a dark vision of the consequences of America’s “unbalanced relationship” with China

WASHINGTON — The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day.

Senate Republicans are trudging through the process to confirm President Trump's nominees as Democrats push back on their speedy approval.

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President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio as his nominee for secretary of state on November 13, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. If confirmed, Rubio will be the first Latino U.S. secretary of state.

Trump’s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that agencies develop plans to lay them off, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management.