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Esper sees progress to fill top Pentagon vacancies
Congress and the White House are working to fill senior vacancies at the Pentagon.
By Joe Gould
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For Shanahan, it looks like a rocky road to defense secretary
Key Democrats are signaling that Patrick Shanahan, the acting defense secretary who was informally nominated for the permanent role last week, will face tough questioning.
By Joe Gould