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The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Gen. CQ Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place to succeed Gen. Mark Milley when he retires at the end of the month.

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Sen. JD Vance, a former Marine, accused the Biden administration of politicizing the U.S. military, creating a recruiting crisis that is jeopardizing its readiness and warfighting capabilities.

But Democrats aren't declaring victory yet as more than 300 more officers are in limbo.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Gen. Randy George to officially become Army chief of staff, filling a Senate-confirmed vacancy that has been open due to Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) hold on more than 300 military promotions. Senators confirmed George by a 96-1 vote. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) was the lone senator to vote against him.…

Gen. CQ Brown is set to succeed Gen. Mark Milley as chair of the senior military body. It’s a small victory for Democrats as Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville continues his holds on other military promotions over the Pentagon’s abortion policy.

Gregory Pike was honored Monday by his soon-to-be-erstwhile colleagues on the Buffalo Grove village board. Pike, who first won election to the board in 2019, is stepping down because he is moving to Lake Forest.

WASHINGTON — The Senate is confirming three of the Pentagon’s top leaders, filling the posts after months-long delays and as a Republican senator is still holding up hundreds of other

After the Senate confirmed three joint chiefs, Democrats are strategizing how to confirm the hundreds of other military nominees held up by Tuberville.

The Senate voted on Thursday to confirm Gen. Randy George to be chief of staff of the Army, the second nomination to move through in recent days after Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) monthslong blockade on military promotions and confirmations.