Day: January 21, 2025

The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day, AP reports.   Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, is among the least controversial of Trump’s nominees and vote was decisive, 99-0. Another pick, John Ratcliffe for…

The Committee of Permanent Representatives of EU countries has scheduled for January 24 the coordination for the EU Council’s approval of a regulation to suspend the visa-free regime for diplomats and officials from Georgia.   If the permanent representatives approve this initiative, Georgian diplomats, officials, and their families holding diplomatic and service passports will need…