The House normally has no role in Cabinet nominations, but because Austin, a retired Army general, has not been out of service for seven years, both chambers of Congress must approve a waiver. (Image credit: Pool/Getty Images)

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The House is expected to vote Thursday on a waiver to permit retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to serve as secretary of defense in the Biden administration.

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President Biden's nominee for Secretary of Defense is expected to clear an important hurdle Thursday in his pathway to confirmation of the new cabinet.

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Lloyd Austin's nomination for defense secretary took a big step forward on Capitol Hill on Thursday, as the Senate Armed Services Committee approved the nominee and a waiver for the retired Army general to take the job as he speeds toward a confirmation vote later in the day. The full Senate is expected to confirm Austin, who would be the first Black defense secretary, following the panel's vote...

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The House approved, 326-78, a waiver on Thursday for Lloyd Austin to become the next Defense secretary, paving the way for a similar vote in the Senate, with confirmation possible late Thursday. The waiver would exempt Austin from the seven-year “cooling off period” for retired generals taking over the helm of the Pentagon currently prescribed by law. Under a unanimous consent agreement reached...

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