The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has voted unanimously in favor of Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) to be the next secretary of state, with a full Senate vote expected in the evening.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where Rubio served since 2011, reported the nomination on President Donald Trump’s first day back in the White House, days after the Florida senator testified before lawmakers in a five-hour hearing on his foreign policy views.
The committee at 4:30 p.m. advanced Rubio’s nomination in a 22–0 vote.
Rubio, 53, likely faces the easiest confirmation process out of Trump’s Cabinet choices. Many senators have worked with Rubio on policy issues, a relationship that he could leverage to build bipartisan support….