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

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

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced he is replacing Marco Rubio in the Senate with the state's attorney general, Ashley Moody.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) tapped Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to fill the seat of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who is slated to lead the State Department. “I want somebody that’s going to work with President Trump to deliver on the mandate he earned from the American people,

Florida’s newest senator has officially been sworn into office. Vice President J.D. Vance swore in the former Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody as a new senator this week. The Senate seat was filled as Rubio was confirmed to be President Donald Trump’s Secretary of State.

Republican Ashley Moody has been sworn in as Florida’s junior U.S. Senator. She took office a day after former U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s confirmation as Secretary of State. Vice President JD Vance administered the oath of office to Moody and new Ohio U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, who fills the seat just vacated by Vance.

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

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will replace Marco Rubio in the senate. Moody, 49, has an extensive and well-recognized political career ...

CHRIS. THANK YOU. WELL, ENDING WEEKS OF SPECULATION ABOUT WHO WILL SUCCEED U.S. SENATOR MARCO RUBIO. TODAY, GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS APPOINTED ATTORNEY GENERAL ASHLEY MOODY TO BE THE NEXT U.S ...

NOW SHE IS HEADING TO DC. ASHLEY MOODY IS EXPECTED TO BE SWORN IN NEXT MONDAY TO FILL THE REST OF SENATOR MARCO RUBIO’S TERM, WHO IS IN LINE TO BECOME THE NEXT SECRETARY OF STATE. THANK YOU FOR ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to instruct the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a 30,000-person migrant facility at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba.

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