Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) on Monday announced that he will vote for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to become the next secretary of State, a sign that Rubio is on a path to be confirmed

"Senator Rubio and I share many similar views on foreign policy and as a result, have worked closely together in the Senate to move forward with legislation regarding human rights around the world, the continued threat of China, and the recent sham election in Venezuela," Durbin said in the statement.

Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to face questions from his colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at his confirmation hearing for secretary of state Wednesday.

During the confirmation hearing for Trump's Agriculture Secretary, Brooke Rollins in the Senate this week, Senator Dick Durbin went scorched earth on Rollins over immigration.

While President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, former Fox & Friends co-host Pete Hegseth faces members of the U.S. Senate at his confirmation hearing, No. 2 Senate Democra

Sen. Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the State Department as secretary of state, answered questions Wednesday from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Illinois Democratic Senator Dick Durbin doesn’t question Bondi’s qualifications but has concerns about her loyalty to Trump. “The issue is your ability to say no,” Durbin said. Trump’s pick for secretary of state, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.),

The Senate’s fight to confirm President-elect Trump’s Cabinet accelerates Wednesday, as half a dozen nominees head into their confirmation hearings. Committees will hear from

Sen. Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, will face questions from his Senate colleagues on Wednesday morning.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill (WREX) – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin releases a statement after the Senate confirmed the nomination of Senator Marco Rubio to be the next U.S. Secretary of State. “

Washington: Marco Rubio, the US Senator from Florida, was unanimously confirmed on Monday as the Secretary of State, making him the first member of President Donald Trump's cabinet to be confirmed.