Senate Republicans pushed ahead late Tuesday on a scaled-back budget bill, a $340 billion package to give the Trump administration money for mass deportations and other priorities, as Democrats prepare a counter-campaign against the onslaught of actions coming from the White House.

Senate Republicans are set to vote on their budget resolution this week as the chamber makes its move toward enacting a big chunk of President Trump’s agenda. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.

A longtime Wall Street executive, Mr. Lutnick will take on a broad portfolio that includes defending U.S. business interests and overseeing restrictions on technology exports.

CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and Trump's nominee for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reacts on the day U.S. President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 16,

The billionaire is joining an economic team that includes a trade hawk, Peter Navarro.