Trump's secretary of state pick headed for Senate approval

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's nomination of Rex Tillerson for secretary of state is headed toward Senate confirmation after several Democrats crossed party lines to back the former Exxon Mobil CEO.The vote, scheduled for today, comes as tension continues to build among congressional Republicans and Democrats over Trump's executive order on immigrants and refugees.Several other votes on Trump nominees also are planned in Senate committees.Republicans say they will try anew to push nominee