The president-elect's nominee to head the State Department believes the 21st century will be defined by competition and possible conflict with China.

Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio said Chinese port facilities at either end of the Panama Canal pose a military threat ...

Rubio, who is Cuban American, disagreed sharply with the Biden administration removing Cuba from a list of state sponsors of ...

Live updates on the Trump transition ahead of next week's inauguration. Follow the latest as Senate confirmation hearing ...

Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, sought to reassure Democratic senators Wednesday that her Justice Department would not prosecute anyone for political purposes but refused to ...

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio focused much of his confirmation hearing for secretary of state warning that without a swift and ...

His remarks, during his Senate confirmation hearing to become secretary of state, come a day after Biden removed Cuba from the list.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) promised to make the State Department “relevant again” during his confirmation hearing to lead the ...

One by one, President-elect Donald Trump's hoped-for Cabinet is falling into place. Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth was back on track after a fiery Senate confirmation hearing that probed his ...

More than 10 percent of current senators first entered the chamber through appointment. Their numbers will soon grow.