While police unions typically defend law enforcement members under most circumstances, some unions are refusing to back police officers involved in the Capitol riot. NBC […]
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Senate Votes To Confirm Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin As Secretary Of Defense | Craig Melvin | MSNBC
The Senate has voted to confirm President Biden's nominee to serve as secretary of defense, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, the first Black American to hold […]
Continue readingTrump Officially Vetoes National Defense Authorization Act | Ayman Mohyeldin | MSNBC
President Trump has officially vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act for military spending citing concerns over renaming bases named for Confederates and lack of changes […]
Continue readingRep. Meeks On Biden’s Defense Secretary Nominee, Retired General Lloyd Austin | Ayman Mohyeldin
Biden has selected retired Army general Lloyd Austin as his Defense Secretary nominee. Austin would require a controversial Congressional waiver to lead the Pentagon, as […]
Continue readingSen. Duckworth ‘Will Not Support The Waiver’ For Gen. Austin To Serve As Defense Secretary | MSNBC
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq War veteran, says she will support Gen. Lloyd Austin but will not vote for a waiver to allow him to […]
Continue readingEntrepreneur Steve Blank On Quitting Pentagon Panel Over Trump | The 11th Hour | MSNBC
After Trump installed loyalists at the Pentagon's Defense Business Advisory Board, entrepreneur Steve Blank quit in protest. He joins MSNBC's Brian Williams to discuss why […]
Continue readingGen. Mccaffrey: Biden’s Nominee For Defense Secretary Will Serve To ‘Help End The Chaos’ | Deadline
Retired Four Star General Barry McCaffrey and NBC News’ Geoff Bennett on Joe Biden’s nomination of retired general Lloyd Austin as defense secretary and the […]
Continue readingActing Defense Secretary Miller Announces Troop Reduction In Iraq And Afghanistan | Katy Tur | MSNBC
Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller announced that there would be a reduction in American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan by this January. NBC's Courtney […]
Continue readingGen. Barry McCaffrey On Shakeup At The Pentagon: ‘Mark Me Down As Alarmed’ | Deadline | MSNBC
Retired four star general Barry McCaffrey expresses his concern over Trump loyalists being given top roles at the Defense Department in the last 70 days […]
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