Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is receiving a warm welcome at his confirmation hearing to become secretary of State.

By Patricia Zengerle, Simon Lewis, Doina Chiacu and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senator Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state, warned on Wednesday that the U.

Donald Trump's former primary opponent Sen. Marco Rubio is meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday as the president-elect's secretary of state nominee.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio’s seat in the U.S. Senate. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the appointment on Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that he had selected Florida’s Attorney General Ashley Moody to serve as the next U.S. senator.

With her appointment to fill Rubio’s U.S. Senate seat, Attorney General Ashley Moody will be the 2nd woman to represent FL in the chamber.