Odd couple: How a Republican senator and Biden's defense secretary became friends downrange
Odd couple: How a Republican senator and Biden’s defense secretary became friends downrange January 29 WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 19: U.S. Army (retired) General Lloyd Austin (C) speaks with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) (L) and Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) before testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing to be the next Secretary of Defense on January 19, 2021 in Washington, DC. Austin is the first African-American to have headed U.S. Central Command. (Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo-Pool/Getty Images) WASHINGTON ― Long before he was U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, he w...