“The Marine Corps could be without a Senate-confirmed leader in less than a month, thanks to a Republican senator’s blockade of hundreds of senior military promotions,” Politico reports.
“In a highly unusual move, Commandant Gen. David Berger sent out invitations to a ‘relinquishment of office ceremony’ scheduled for July 10. Rather than passing the torch to a new commandant, Gen. Eric Smith, Biden’s nominee to replace Berger, will instead lead the Corps on a temporary basis.”