"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.

With Rubio poised to become Secretary of State, attention now turns to Governo Ronr DeSantis and his choice to fill Florida's vacant Senate seat.

Marco Rubio is not the first potential cabinet pick to have exhibited a former disdain for the President-elect. His own running mate, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, was notoriously critical of his administration before joining his presidential ticket. Furthermore, many additional legislators chosen to join the Trump administration actually denounced the President-elect years ago.

Statements in which President-elect Donald Trump taunts Florida Senator Marco Rubio have begun to resurface as the former allegedly prepares to offer the latter the job of Secretary of State.

Florida Senator's foreign policy aligns with Trump's isolationist views, supporting aggressive stances, while backing Ukraine's defense.

The Florida senator is in contention for the post with household names like North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and Tennessee Senator Bill Hagerty, as well as Richard Grenell

The senator said Democrats misunderstand key issues like immigration and the economy, and criticized the overreliance on celebrity endorsements

Although no formal conversations were given prior to Election Day, many hopefuls are already making their cases to become heads of department

Republicans made history in the 2024 general elections, capturing the White House, Senate and potentially the U.S. House, largely due to support from minorities

U.S. lawmakers are now urging officials to set mandatory, uniform security standards in place for telecom companies' wiretapping systems

The Florida Senator called the joke "tasteless", but argued that it shouldn't be blown out of proportion since "it wasn't Trump that said it"

Rubio, alongside Rep Jim McGovern (D-MA), co-sponsored the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act in 2020

The Florida Senator was at a rally with Donald Trump when the news surfaced and reacted live to the comments

"If you aspire to be Vice-President of the United States, voters deserve to know everything about any and every link you have to the CCP," Rubio said

Sen. Marco Rubio catalogued the group as one that promotes acts of violence and labeled them as a domestic terrorist organization

Javier Milei and Maduro are regional foes and have traded public barbs over the past months

Rubio added that residents in small towns have the right to be upset by the effects immigration has had on their communities