
The Senate is expected to vote to confirm a number of nominees for Defense Department and other national security positions this week, including the next Secretary of the Navy, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said May 20. In floor remarks Wednesday, McConnell highlighted the nominations of Kenneth Braithwaite, currently the U.S. Ambassador to Norway, for the next Navy Secretary and Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) to become the next Director of National Intelligence. "I hope our Democratic colleagues will not block…