Just hours after President Trump was sworn into office, the Senate on Friday confirmed two of his national security cabinet nominees.
The Senate confirmed retired Gen. James Mattis to run the Pentagon as Defense Secretary.
A four-star general who retired in 2013, Mattis required a waiver to take the top Pentagon job since he hasn’t been out of uniform for at least seven years.
Congress approved legislation exempting him from the requirement last week, and Trump signed it into law as one of his first acts as president.