The US Senate has confirmed Air Force General Charles Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, local media reported. The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Brown as the country’s top military officer with overwhelming majority 83-11 and he will assume the post on October 1, succeeding Mark Milley.
India-born college student Rejani Raveendran announced her US Senate candidacy for the state of Wisconsin, becoming the first Republican to officially get in the race against Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin.
The US Senate was locked down as US Capitol Police investigated reports of “an active shooter” in the office buildings.
