Having Trump's back on the world stage -- but how much can Marco Rubio sway policy? Joe Raedle/Getty Images The U.S. looks set to have its first-ever Cuban American secretary of state in 2025, after President-elect Donald Trump nominated U.S. Sen.

Growing up in Miami among Cuban exiles who fled Fidel Castro’s revolution, Senator Marco Rubio developed a deep hatred of communism. Now as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for America’s top diplomat, he is set to bring that same ideological ammunition to reshaping U.S. policy in Latin America.

The president-elect is setting up his own kind of loser-protection program to reward those who stayed loyal to him in recent years and perhaps damaged their own electoral careers.

Cuba has shaped much of Marco Rubio’s political life. If confirmed as secretary of state, he’s expected to take action on his parents’ homeland.

Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, complicates an already fraught relationship between Trump and the state’s Republican governor.

President-elect Donald Trump doused cold water on the prospect of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tapping Lara Trump to serve as the Sunshine State’s senator.

With Senator Marco Rubio all but assured of being confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next Secretary of State, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been tasked wit

Supporters of Donald Trump have been calling on Ron DeSantis to appoint Lara Trump, the president-elect’s daughter-in-law, to succeed Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate. But at a press conference on Monday,

America’s prospective secretary of state is not in the league of a Henry Kissinger, say. He has another option, though.

The president-elect said he doesn’t think Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will appoint Lara Trump to replace Marco Rubio in the Senate.

Trump announced the appointment on Truth Social on Saturday. Related: Gay Trump ally Richard Grenell really, really wanted to be secretary of State. It went to Marco Rubio “Ric will work in some of the hottest spots around the World,