Senate Confirms Lloyd Austin as First Black Defense Secretary
The Senate on Friday confirmed Lloyd Austin as the Pentagon’s first black defense secretary in a bipartisan 93-2 vote.
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Republicans Stand Down on Biden’s Pentagon Pick Lloyd Austin
A number of Senate Republicans voted to approve a waiver to allow Biden’s pick for defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, to serve in the position.
Biden’s Defense Pick Lloyd Austin Supports Overturning Trump’s Military Transgender Policy
Austin said he supported overturning the Trump administration’s policy on transgender troops serving in the military.
Joe Biden’s Pentagon Pick Lloyd Austin Vows to Rid Military Ranks of ‘Racists and Extremists’
Lloyd Austin, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for defense secretary, said Tuesday during his confirmation hearing that he would work to rid the military of “racists and extremists.”
Tom Cotton Announces He Will Not Support Waiver for Biden Defense Nominee Lloyd Austin
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) announced Tuesday he will not support a waiver to allow President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, to serve in the position.
Joe Biden Nominates Three Former Obama Administration Officials to Serve in Top Pentagon Positions
President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday announced he has nominated three former senior Obama administration officials for top positions at the Pentagon, prompting praise from the foreign policy establishment.
‘Obama 2.0’: Joe Biden’s National Security Team Filled with Obama Administration Retreads
With Biden’s national security team nearly filled out, one thing is clear — the incoming administration is looking at lot like Obama 2.0.
Brooks: I Have ‘Concerns’ about Austin as Defense Secretary
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks expressed concern over Joe Biden’s Defense Secretary pick, retired General Lloyd Austin, and said that there’s no need to risk contradicting the principle that the secretary of defense should “have distance from
Amid Rising Opposition from Democrats, Biden Struggles to Defend Installing Retired General in Pentagon
Former Vice President Joe Biden (D) on Wednesday struggled to defend his decision to nominate Army Gen. (Ret.) Lloyd Austin as his defense secretary, amid rising opposition from Senate Democrats at the prospect of another retired general at the helm of the Defense Department.
Three Senate Democrats Reject Waiver for Biden’s Defense Secretary Pick Lloyd Austin
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s pick for defense secretary is running into opposition from members of his own party who will need to vote on whether to confirm him.
Joe Biden Faces Blowback on DoD Pick: ‘Possibly Worst of All Options’
Joe Biden’s pick for secretary of defense on Tuesday, retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin III, was met with strong criticism, largely from Democrats, with some expressing unwillingness to confirm him.
Mattis: Biden Made Up Mind on Iraq Withdrawal, ‘Perhaps Even Indifferent’ to Consequences
Mattis criticized former Vice President Joe Biden in his new book, “Call Sign Chaos,” for wanting to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq.
