
President-elect Joe Biden announced Tuesday he will nominate Ret. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin III, a former commander of U.S. Central Command, as his secretary of defense. Austin, who would be the first Black secretary of defense if confirmed by the Senate, is likely to face a tough confirmation process over concerns for having a recently retired general leading the Pentagon, which will require a waiver for him to serve in the position. "In his more than 40 years in the…