Senate chairman schedules vote on Trump nominee under investigation

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a vote this week on President Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, despite an ongoing investigation. According to a schedule released by Committee Chairman Jim Risch’s (R-Idaho) office, the panel will vote on Michael Pack’s nomination as part of a business meeting on Thursday. The decision to move forward with the nomination comes after Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), the top…