Politics● LowSep 22 · Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM
Hung Cao’s bid for Navy secretary faces choppy waters post-USS Abraham Lincoln
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America
President Trump’s official nomination of Hung Cao to be Navy secretary is already in jeopardy after Democratic senators indicated they won’t vote in favor of giving him the waiver needed to serve. Cao, a Trump loyalist who has served as the acting head of the Navy since April and was officially nominated on Sept. 1,…
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