Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio warned during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that it will take China less than 10

The new Secretary of State Marco Rubio is sworn in, the first Latino in the post, and the cabinet member with one of the most daunting in entries.

Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio warned during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that it will take China less than 10 years to virtually control every aspect of Americans’ lives — if the U.S. fails to “change course.

A veteran of the Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio is widely seen as one of Trump's least controversial Cabinet picks and is expected to sail through the nomination process.

Rubio -- long known as a Russia and China hawk in the Senate -- has been accused of dialing back his interventionist foreign policy approach to align with Trump's positions and may face fresh criticism from opponents who believe he might prioritize serving as a yes man to president over serving the country.

The president-elect's nominee to head the State Department believes the 21st century will be defined by competition and possible conflict with China.

Marco Rubio is no stranger to grilling nominees during ... yet the canal is surrounded by #CCP enterprises," he posted in 2022. "We must continue to make clear that Panama is an important partner ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Central America for his first trip as the top US diplomat. Rubio is expected to depart late next week for Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.

Legislation to revoke China’s Permanent Normal Trade Relations was introduced Thursday by a pair of bipartisan House lawmakers, building on a Republican effort last year to repeal Beijing’s

North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik testified in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, as the full Senate is set to vote on potentially confirming her to be ambassador to the United Nations under recently inaugurated President Donald Trump.

Marco Rubio has changed a lot since he ran for president in 2016. But his political evolution has made him uniquely qualified to be Trump's secretary of state.

Rubio's appointment as secretary of state has been seen as sign that Trump plans to maintain a hard line on China.