Watch Live: Marco Rubio faces senators at confirmation hearing for secretary of state today

Washington — Sen. Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the State Department as secretary of state, is facing questions from his Senate colleagues on Wednesday morning in what is expected to be one of the least contentious confirmation hearings this week. Rubio, who has extensive foreign policy experience, is likely to sail through the confirmation process to become the nation’s top diplomat. Questioning, however, could get awkward if Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee emphasize his potential foreign policy differences with Trump, his former rival whom he now has to defend. “President Trump returns to office with…