Donald Trump has taken back control of the White House, with his presidential inauguration taking place on Monday.

The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet. The vote was unanimous.

Notably, Gabbard questioned the US intelligence community’s assessments that Assad was behind a deadly chlorine gas attack the same year she met with the Syrian strongman, to which Trump said at the time: “There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons.”

The picks for President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet arrived for the inaugural ceremonies, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi and Doug Burgum.

Getting the SecState nominee on the record about taking Greenland, blaming Ukraine, and Elon Musk’s quest to topple European governments.

Marco Rubio for secretary of state, Pam Bondi for attorney general and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of health and human services.Jan. 15, 2025

Pam Bondi was pressed about the 2020 election and Trump's influence over the Justice Department, while Marco Rubio struck a more measured tone on the Russia-Ukraine war.

Controversial picks include Mr Trump’s selection of Robert F Kennedy Jr, a vaccine sceptic ... Mr Trump selected Marco Rubio to the role of America’s top diplomat, despite nicknaming him ...

Controversial picks include Mr Trump’s selection of Robert F Kennedy Jr, a vaccine sceptic and opponent of processed foods, as his health secretary. Elon Musk, who supported Mr Trump financially and on the campaign trail during the 2024 race, has been ...

His order, which the White House called “the most important federal civil rights measure in decades,” revokes Executive Order 11246 signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965. It prohibited discriminatory practices in hiring and employment in government contracting and asserted the government’s commitment to affirmative action.

Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, is among the least controversial of Trump’s nominees and vote was decisive, 99-0.

Marco Rubio and former Florida Attorney General ... but the jury is still out on controversial picks like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be health and human services secretary, FBI Director nominee ...