Vice President JD Vance officially swore in former Florida Senator Marco Rubio as the 72nd U.S. Secretary of State in a ceremony at the White House on Monday. Surrounded by family, friends, and colleagues, Rubio took the oath of office, marking the ...

The Florida attorney general has been a faithful foot soldier to Governor Ron DeSantis — and President-elect Donald Trump.

In 2006, she was elected to the post of circuit judge in Hillsborough County, home to Tampa ... Under Florida law, it’s up to the Republican governor to pick Rubio’s replacement, after ...

Former Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody was sworn in as Florida’s junior U.S. senator on Tuesday afternoon, becoming only the second woman to represent Florida in that legislative body and the first from the Tampa Bay area.

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

DeSantis said he wanted an appointee who would be strong on immigration enforcement, support cutting the federal bureaucracy and fight “the woke agenda.”

Moody, a Tampa Bay area native, has been Florida’s attorney general since 2019. She'll hold Rubio's seat until the 2026 election.

The Florida attorney general will serve as U.S. senator until the next general election in 2026 when the seat returns to the ballot.

MOODY WAS A FEDERAL PROSECUTOR IN THE TAMPA AREA ... LIKELY APPOINT HIS CHIEF OF STAFF, JAME Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov.

President-elect Trump plans to nominate GOP Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida for secretary of state, according to sources. Rubio, 53, has served in the Senate since 2011. He is currently the vice-chair ...

Marco Rubio has been sworn in to be Donald Trump's new secretary of state, and another familiar Florida name has joined the Senate in his place.

“Marco Rubio is a very intelligent man with a remarkable understanding ... for pregnant women aren’t licensed by the stateYesterday• The Buzz on Florida Politics Tampa Bay Jan. 6 convicts show little remorse, thank Trump for pardonYesterday ...