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- Senate confirms Lloyd Austin as first Black defense secretary
  NBC News via Yahoo News· 36 minutes ago
  The Senate on Friday voted overwhelmingly to confirm the first Black secretary of defense, retired...
- Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chief
  Associated Press via Yahoo News· 15 hours ago
  Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army's elite ranks and marched through racial...
- U.S. Senate confirms Biden nominee Austin as defense secretary
  Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 hours ago
  The U.S. Senate on Friday voted overwhelmingly to confirm retired Army General Lloyd Austin as...
- Biden's defense secretary pick pledges to 'rid our ranks of racists and extremists'
  Reuters via Yahoo News· 3 days ago
  Retired Army General Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday that he would work to rid "racists and extremists"...
- Austin confirmed as first Black defense secretary
  Politico via Yahoo News· 4 hours ago
  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....
- Congress poised for quick action on Biden's Pentagon nominee
  Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 day ago
  The Democratic-controlled Congress easily passed legislation Thursday required to confirm retired...
- AP FACT CHECK: Trump's fiction in his goodbye to Washington
  Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 days ago
  In his final remarks as president, Donald Trump tried to take credit for accomplishments of his...
- Exclusive: Senator Gillibrand eyes extending Civil Rights Act protections to U.S. troops
  Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 days ago
  The effort by Gillibrand, who is expected to lead a Senate subcommittee responsible for U.S. ...
- Lawmakers question Biden's Pentagon nominee on civilian control of the military
  LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 days ago
  Mattis, was confirmed to run the Pentagon, has run into resistance from some lawmakers wary of...
- The Capitol siege is forcing the Pentagon to be more aggressive about white supremacy in the...
  Business Insider via Yahoo News· 3 days ago
  The Pentagon is under increasing pressure to address white supremacist and extremist ties within the...