Trump became the 47th President of the U.S. Monday, dedicating his first address, in part, to discussing his immigration agenda and plans to curb drug cartels.

Greenland, Canada, the Panama Canal, Venezuela, and Cuba will likely consume his agenda should he be confirmed in the post

POLITICO's Nahal Toosi says Rubio is being undermined even before getting confirmed

The nominee for Secretary of State said cartels are "terrorizing the United States" and that the country should work with Mexico to address them

As Florida's AG, Moody led lawsuits to invalidate the Affordable Care Act, and advocated against restoration of voting rights for former felons

Havana denies the releases are linked to U.S. plans to lift Cuba's state sponsor of terrorism designation, framing the move as Vatican-driven.

"Cuba is literally collapsing, both generationally in terms of all the young people leaving but it's also collapsing economically" said Rubio

"Venezuela, sadly is not governed by a government," said Rubio. "It's governed by a narcotrafficking organization that has empowered itself with a nation state"

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is questioned by a group of bipartisan Senators as he seeks to become the next Secretary of State under the Trump administration.

The Secretary of State nominee detailed the main topics he will seek to address if confirmed to the post

The nominee argued that if Ukraine is not in a strong position to negotiate it will be imposed "neutrality" only for Russia to rearm and attack the country again

Several protesters were forcibly removed from the hearing during Rubio's opening statement

Protesters were forcibly removed from the hearing during Rubio's opening statement

The Florida governor, however, all but rejected appointing members of the Lower House to avoid reducing the GOP's narrow majority

The Inter-American Development Bank removed Mauricio Claver-Carone after an investigation found he made employment decisions for the staffer, including salary increases

Florida AG Ashley Moody is reportedly the top pick to replace Marco Rubio should he be confirmed as Secretary of State

"Venezuela and other countries didn't behave very well during my first term. In 24 hours, they will behave very well," the president-elect said.

Trump picked Christopher Landau, a lawyer and former ambassador to Mexico, to be his next deputy secretary of state

DeSantis' eventual exit would make her the first female and the first Cuban-American to lead Florida.

The most popular appointees, according to Morning Consult, were Sen. Marco Rubio and Elon Musk who garnered 45% approval rating each

The governor said he is likely to make his decision in early January and his office has begun vetting several possible candidates

Maria Corina Machado also urged Trump to reverse sanction relief introduced under President Biden and pursue new measures

Rubio joins a list of prominent Cuban-American Republicans who are now in position to take on significant roles including Mario Diaz-Balart and Carlos Trujillo

Carlos Trujillo, who backed the Bolivia coup, could join forces with Rubio to push hard-line policies on Cuba and Venezuela, reshaping U.S. foreign policy toward Cuba and Latin America.

Rubio's nomination as Secretary of State would likely strengthen hard-line U.S. policies on Cuba, Venezuela, and immigration

The president-elect tapped Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz to serve as U.S. Attorney General and Florida Rep. Mike Waltz to serve as National Security Advisor

"Under the leadership of President Trump we will deliver peace through strength," Rubio said after his confirmation

Many believed former Acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell was set to get the job

John Cornyn (R-TX) and John Thune (R-SD) are the two other senators competing against Scott for the position

Social media users are campaigning for Pitbull to fill Marco Rubio's Senate seat, bringing humor and a touch of Miami's flair to Florida politics.