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FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Austin III, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense. That's according to three people familiar with the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because the selection hadn't been formally announced. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
AP sources: Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense

By Robert Burns, Michael Balsamo, Jonathan Lemire And Zeke Miller Dec. 08, 2020 12:33 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Austin III, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense. That's according to three people familiar with the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because the selection hadn't been formally announced. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
AP sources: Biden picks Lloyd Austin as secretary of defense

By Robert Burns, Michael Balsamo, Jonathan Lemire And Zeke Miller Dec. 07, 2020 09:24 PM EST

President-elect Joe Biden speaks Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Biden eyes Washington veterans for key administration posts

By Alexandra Jaffe And Will Weissert Nov. 09, 2020 12:48 AM EST

FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. The specter of election chaos in the United States is raising questions about whether voting, vote-counting or the post-vote reaction could become so chaotic that the military would intervene. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Specter of election chaos raises questions on military role

By Robert Burns And Lolita C. Baldor Oct. 10, 2020 01:03 AM EDT