Now that President Donald Trump has been officially inaugurated, the Senate will continue the confirmation process to solidify his Cabinet.
Most recently, former Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on Monday to serve as secretary of state. He was sworn in on Tuesday morning, the day after Trump’s historic inauguration.
Rubio was the first of Trump’s Cabinet to be officially confirmed, but several other nominees have already begun their confirmation process. Most notably, Pete Hegseth, who was tapped to head the Department of Defense, Pam Bondi, who was nominated for attorney general, and Kristi Noem, who was recruited to lead the Department of Homeland Security, all made headlines during their confirmation hearings last week.
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