Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) lifted her hold on U.S. military promotions after being assured by the Pentagon that high-level officials weren’t blocking the promotion of an officer who had testified during the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Duckworth, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced earlier this month that she would block every promotion unless Secretary of Defense Mark Esper confirmed that he didn’t or wouldn’t block the “expected and deserved” promotion of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman.
