3 minutes ago | NY Times | 7 articles
In a 93-2 vote, Senators helped President Biden fill a critical national security positionand elevated the first Black Pentagon chief.
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The response from Moscow suggests that Russia will engage in talks to continue a disarmament pact, despite the new U.S. administration's pledge to take a harder line on other...
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11 minutes ago | Politico | 7 articles
The Senate on Friday confirmed Lloyd Austin to be the new Defense secretary, making the retired Army general the first Black person to run the Pentagon.
Austin's nomination was...
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39 minutes ago | Business Insider | 2 articles
Summary List Placement Twitter suspended the account of Iran's supreme leader after he threatened former President Donald Trump over the killing of a top Iranian military...
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1 hour ago | ABC
The action on Austin's nomination comes despite bipartisan concerns about preserving civilian control of the military.
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8 hours ago | Al Jazeera
Syria claims Israeli jets carried out attacks in central province, adding its military shot down most of the missiles.
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10 hours ago | My Sanantonio
WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled Congress has easily passed legislation required to confirm retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as President Joe Biden's secretary of defense...
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16 hours ago | NY Times
The action paved the way for a historic vote on Friday that will make Lloyd J. Austin III, a retired four-star Army general, the first Black American to lead the Pentagon.
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17 hours ago | Bloomberg | 2 articles
Congress approved the waiver needed for Lloyd Austin to serve as President Joe Biden's defense secretary, a key step toward making the retired Army general the first Black...
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20 hours ago | NPR
Amid rising concern over domestic extremism, an NPR analysis found military veterans were overrepresented in those charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol, when compared to...
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