washington blow president donald trump try assemble administration nominee labor secretary andrew puzder withdraw name consideration wednesday amid concern could garner enough senate vote confirm puzder decision withdraw yet another setback week white house still grapple fallout monday night abrupt resignation national security adviser michael flynn less month job puzder chief executive officer cke restaurants inc franchise fast-food chain include hardee carl jr center swirl controversies complaints potential conflict admit early month wife employ undocumented person housekeeper face flurry complaints legal case bring recent weeks months workers business franchise recently decades-old oprah winfrey tape raise allegations domestic abuse ex-wife resurface though allegations withdraw careful consideration discussions family withdraw nomination secretary labor puzder say statement puzder withdrawal come one day schedule confirmation hear least seven republican senators include susan collins maine lisa murkowski alaska decline publicly back puzder advance confirmation hear weeks republican senators tell senator john cornyn second-highest rank republican believe colleagues would join collins murkowski oppose puzder accord senior senate republican aide labor department oversee compliance federal laws mandate safe work condition minimum hourly wage overtime wag prohibit employment discrimination labor secretary puzder would shape department approach issue include whether defend obama administration rule expand overtime pay millions workers challenge court early month puzder admit wife employ undocumented person housekeeper pay back tax result workers cke restaurants file claim recent weeks allege victims wage theft victims sexual harassment workplace another possible problem allegations date back 1986 puzder physically abuse ex-wife lisa henning know lisa fierstein fierstein file divorce 1987 late retract allegations appear anonymously victim domestic abuse oprah winfrey show last week network release copy tape senate committee democratic republican members could view accord aide democrats wednesday cheer news puzder withdrawal start clear puzder uniquely unqualified serve secretary labor say patty murray rank member u.s. senate committee health education labor pension u.s. labor dept nominee puzder withdraw blow trump