Senate fast-tracks military nominees while civilians wait

Published April 14, 2018 4:00am ET



The Senate moved swiftly to schedule a hearing Tuesday on President Trump’s picks to head his Pacific and North America military commands, even as the effort to get his remaining civilian appointees to the Pentagon grinds on.

Adm. Philip Davidson, who has been tapped to lead U.S. Pacific Command, and Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, the pick for U.S. Northern Command, both will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee just a week after being named.

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