Senate panel approves Mnuchin as Treasury secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) – A Senate panel is approving President Donald Trump’s choice of financier Steven Mnuchin as Treasury secretary.
The approval by the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday came over objections from Democrats who boycotted the committee vote. They have criticized Mnuchin for how he handled thousands of mortgage foreclosures at failed subprime mortgage lender IndyBank, which Mnuchin took over and renamed OneWest.
Democrats, who are demanding Mnuchin supply the committee