Senate panel backs Trump diplomatic nominees amid 'nuclear' push to speed confirmations

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Senate committee approved dozens of Donald Trump's nominees for diplomatic positions on Wednesday, as the president's fellow Republicans worked to change Senate rules to make it easier to confirm his picks. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee considered 36 nominees, including such high-profile choices as former national security adviser Michael Waltz to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and White House Presidential Personnel Office Director Sergio Gor to be ambassador to India.