Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett. And I'm Omna Nawaz. On the news hour tonight, Donald Trump

begins to choose the people who will carry out his foreign and national security policies,

including Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.

We hear from newly elected Republican and Democratic members of Congress on what they

hope to achieve in Washington.

And Iranians react to the re-election of Donald Trump, what it could mean for their country

and their lives.

We're stressed out about war, worried about new sanctions that we have no doubt will

come, worried about the cost of living.

For eight years, it's been like this.

Welcome to the News Hour.

A second Donald Trump administration is taking shape, one new appointee at a time.

Today, the president-elect tapped more of his closest allies to fill some of the government's top posts.

Among them, Senator Marco Rubio, putting Trump's one-time foe on track to become the first Latino to serve as the nation's top diplomat. Laura Barone Lopez has more.

From 2016 rivals, thank you for running, Mr. President.

To loyal surrogate on the campaign trail. Florida, Senator Marco Rubio is now slated to join President-elect

Donald Trump's cabinet. PBS news can confirm Trump will nominate Rubio for Secretary of State.

On foreign policy, he's known as a China hawk, but after Trump's win, he pledged a, quote, pragmatic

approach. Rubio largely sees eye-to-eye with the president-elect

on a number of issues, including more recently on Russia's war against Ukraine.

What we are funding here is a stalemate war. It needs to be brought to a conclusion because

that country is going to be set back 100 years. Also today, Trump announced his pick for

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