Gina Haspel is sworn in before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Image
The Senate Intelligence Committee has favorably recommended that Gina Haspel be confirmed for Director of the CIA, Chairman Richard Burr and Sen. Mark Warner announced Wednesday.
What's next: The full Senate will now vote on whether to confirm her, but with strong Democratic support now behind her, and this favorable recommendation from the Committee, she is well on her way to being confirmed.
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More young people are being infected with the coronavirus, and even though they're less likely to die from it, experts warn the virus' spread among young adults may further fuel outbreaks across the United States.
Why it matters: Some people in their 20s and 30s face serious health complications from COVID-19, and a surge in cases among young people gives the virus a bigger foothold, increasing the risk of infection for more vulnerable people.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley criticized Confederate symbols before the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday, and called the Civil War an "act of treason."
Why it matters: Milley said that minority service members — which he noted make up 43% of the U.S. military — may feel uncomfortable that Army bases are named for Confederate generals who "fought for an institution of slavery that may have enslaved one of their ancestors."