Lutnick vote set as Trump moves to fill senior Commerce slots

While the Senate gears up to vote on Howard Lutnick’s nomination to serve as Commerce secretary, the Trump administration is moving quickly to fill the department’s senior ranks. The Senate will consider Lutnick’s nomination on Feb. 18 after the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee voted 16-12 to advance his nomination. All panel Republicans and a lone Democrat, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), backed Lutnick, while all other Democrats opposed. The Senate on Thursday voted 52-45 to invoke cloture on Lutnick’s...