"Never before in the history of this country has a president been, I mean, literally receiving cash from foreign governments and from foreign companies"

Among President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks, secretary of state nominee Marco Rubio may face the easiest confirmation process.

Senate hearings are set to begin for Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet. Many have been meeting with senators individually.

For instance, Trump’s pick as Treasury secretary, hedge fund mogul Scott Bessant, blew up a pet fairytale of the Albanese Government after one Democrat insisted the US was in a “clean energy arms race with China”.

A USA TODAY review of almost 100 of the administration's top hires shows nearly half of states could have a representative in the second Trump term.

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Marco Rubio, Trump's nominee for secretary of state, spoke about China’s influence in the region and zeroed in on Mexico, Venezuela, and Cuba.

The Trump administration is bringing new leaders into the State Department at the same time a new reform commission into coming into focus.

Senator Marco Rubio, Trump’s pick for secretary of state, also faced a confirmation hearing Wednesday, receiving a warm welcome from his fellow senators as he expressed support for NATO, backed Trump’s “America First” approach to foreign policy and diplomacy,

On NATO, Rubio repeatedly called it a “very important alliance.” He suggested NATO members should pay their fair share and be “capable” of defending themselves, but nowhere in his comments was a suggestion that the U.S. might leave the alliance, as Trump has suggested.

President Joe Biden used his farewell address on Wednesday night to warn of the growing threat of unchecked power wielded by the extremely wealthy, as he called for a swath of reforms to protect American democracy.