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Trump names his nominees for deputy defense secretary, other top DoD positions

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President-elect Donald Trump has announced his picks for key Pentagon positions, including deputy secretary of defense and undersecretaries for the policy, acquisition and sustainment and research and engineering offices.  On Sunday, Trump’s team said in a press email that Stephen Feinberg, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Cerberus Capital Management, would serve as deputy defense secretary in Trump’s second term. Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity firm that has made investments across a wide range of industries, including financial services, real estate, and military and defense,  previously owned the…

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Chairman McCaul threatens to hold Secretary of State Blinken in contempt of Congress

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The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee is threatening to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress for not turning over confidential messages from career diplomats. Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Blinken hasn’t complied with a subpoena demanding access to so-called dissent channel cables from State Department personnel during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The dissent channel serves as a forum for diplomats to critique department policy decisions. McCaul said a State Department briefing last month on the content of those cables fell short…

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U.S. Defense Secretary meets Afghan president amid peace process review – Reuters

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U.S. Defense Secretary meets Afghan president amid peace process review  Reuters US defence boss Austin meets Afghan president in unannounced trip  Al Jazeera English US Defense Chief Visits Kabul ‘to Listen and Learn’  Voice of America U.S. Defense Secretary meets Afghan president  Yahoo News Lloyd Austin Wants ‘Responsible’ End to America’s Long War in Afghanistan  Foreign Policy View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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