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Nominates new Secretary of Defense

President Trump nominated a new Secretary of Defense to fill a vacancy at the Pentagon, sending the nomination to the Senate for confirmation hearings.

A new defense secretary shapes U.S. military strategy, budgets and civil-military relations and will face Senate scrutiny that can affect the administration’s defense agenda.

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Notes: A new defense secretary shapes U.S. military strategy, budgets and civil-military relations and will face Senate scrutiny that can affect the administration’s defense agenda.