President-elect Joe Biden is introducing his choice for defense secretary, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, during a Wednesday event.
With the pick, Biden has generated some dissent among Democrats, since the Pentagon is typically led by a civilian. Austin would need a waiver from Congress to serve since he is recently retired.
In other election-related news, the Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request from GOP allies of President Trump to stop the certification of Pennsylvania's election results.
The high court left intact a decision from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, which tossed a lawsuit from Rep. Mike Kelly challenging a 2019 law to expand mail-in voting. The GOP appeal to the high court was referred to U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., who then referred it to the full court.
FAST FACTS
- Kelly, a Republican, sought to have the court toss all the state’s mail-in ballots
- She wants the courts to rule that more than 2.5 million mail-in ballots are tossed, which would all but secure a victory for President Trump in the Keystone State
"The application for injunctive relief presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is denied," the order said.
Alito had earlier ordered Pennsylvania officials to respond Kelly’s election challenge a day earlier than previously scheduled, the same day known as the safe harbor deadline.
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