(TNND) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending all U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days pending reviews to determine whether they are aligned with his policy goals.

After taking the oath of office, Marco Rubio promised that every action taken by the State Department will be determined by the answers to three questions.

The Senate’s fight to confirm President-elect Trump’s Cabinet accelerates Wednesday, as half a dozen nominees head into their confirmation hearings. Committees will hear from

Marco Rubio's Senate hearing ... President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, asserted he wouldn’t seek to shut down the government ...

All of Trump's high-profile nominees are required to file reports disclosing their assets and recent sources of income.

Senator Rubio was once a rival to the president ... of transportation), and Russell Vought (director of the Office of Management and Budget) also had hearings scheduled with committees.

President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.

Rubio was sworn into office as secretary of state on Tuesday following a unanimous 99-0 vote in the Senate to confirm his appointment the day before.

Rubio was sworn in by Vice President J.D. Vance while standing next to his wife, Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio. The vote to confirm him by the U.S. Senate was unanimous.

The freeze will last until OMB, OPM and the Department of Government Efficiency submit a plan to the White House to reduce the size of the federal workforce.

A slate of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees have appeared before senators in recent days for key hearings on their road to confirmation. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was the first to be confirmed,