Watch Live: Senate Panel Holds Hearing On Biden’s Defense Secretary Nominee

Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, the Biden administrations choice to be secretary of defense, speaks at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin is appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination to be President-elect Joe Biden’s defense secretary. Austin, who previously led U.S. Central Command, will require a waiver for his confirmation as he’s only been retired from active duty for four years. Watch the hearing live at 3 p.m.