Joe Biden’s national security Cabinet nominees face Senate tests
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January 19, 2021 11:57 IST
The last time a new President did not have his Secretary of Defence confirmed by Inauguration Day was in 1989
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Flags are placed on the National Mall, with the U.S. Capitol behind, ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris, in Washington on January 18, 2021.
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The last time a new President did not have his Secretary of Defence confirmed by Inauguration Day was in 1989
President-elect Joe Biden’s national security Cabinet may be bare on Day One of his presidency, but an inauguration-eve spurt of Senate confirmation hearings suggests that won’t be the case for long.