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.

DeSantis announced he is appointing Ashley Moody to replace Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State.

Moody, a Republican from Plant City who was in her second term as Attorney General when Gov. Ron DeSantis picked her to replace Secretary of State Marco Rubio, is on five panels, where her previous roles will inform her legislative work. Her experience as a jurist will surely come into play on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary.

U.S. Senator Ashley Moody (R-FL), one of the newest members of the Senate, has secured influential committee assignments that will position her to advance President Donald Trump’s nominees and legislative priorities.

Hours before she will be sworn in to replace newly minted Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the popular Plant City Republican told a national audience about her whirlwind ascent to federal office, and how she will help the Donald Trump administration actualize its mandate.

Donald Trump didn’t land a Senate seat for his daughter-in-law. But he has nothing to complain about in Gov. Ron DeSantis’ choice of Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody. Her credentials as a full-bore MAGA Trump loyalist are impeccable. She signed on ...

Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL), a Trump ally, suggested he might run for Ashley Moody’s seat in 2026, with her support for President-elect Donald Trump as his litmus test. “We’re keeping our eye on ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that Ashley Moody, the state's attorney general, will replace Marco Rubio in the Senate.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that state Attorney General Ashley Moody will be taking Marco Rubio’s place as the Sunshine State’s junior senator. DeSantis announced his pick at a news conference in Orlando days before Rubio is set to resign to become President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state.

(AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to be the state’s next U.S. senator. The announcement comes after President-elect Donald Trump nominated U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida’s senior senator since 2010 ...

Neither Lara Trump nor Vivek Ramaswamy will join the Senate. But it’s likely the president-elect didn’t really go to the mat for their appointments.

Sen. Marco Rubio has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be secretary of state giving Gov. DeSantis a pick to fill his seat.