McCain holds up Trump's Pentagon nominees over lack of Afghanistan details

The Hill: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is holding up President Trump’s Pentagon nominations over a lack of details on the administration's plan for the war in Afghanistan.

McCain, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told Defense News on Tuesday that "we’ve been holding nominations … from the Pentagon to fill in those Pentagon jobs."

McCain said he is “keeping with the Constitution of the United States” and will hold an unspecified number of Trump’s nominees for civilian positions within the Pentagon.

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