The US Senate voted on Friday to confirm President Joe Biden's Defense Secretary pick, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, CNN reports.
Austin, who retired in 2016 and had to be granted a waiver from a law requiring a Defense Secretary to wait seven years after active-duty service before taking the job. The House approved the waiver Thursday afternoon, followed by Senate approval of the measure.
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