WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has moved to tighten control over the State Department, telling senior officials that staff must stay in their lanes and avoid actions that present conflicts of interest, four people familiar with the…

Republican insiders are already writing Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s political obituary after Tuesday’s midterm drubbing, and a controversial Donald Trump loyalist is reportedly maneuvering to replace him. As Democrats swept to control of the House and Senate, Trump officials began pointing fingers at the Iran…