Marco Rubio to lead Senate Intelligence Committee after Burr resigns

WASHINGTON – Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio will lead the Senate Intelligence Committee, one of the most influential roles in Washington, after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell named him to the post on Monday on an interim basis. Rubio will lead the committee, which often conducts classified work and led a high-profile investigation into Russian influence of the 2016 election, after …