Get the Morning Briefing by Email What you need to know to start your day, delivered to your inbox Monday through Friday. Sign Up Receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times's products and services. “We are back to where the country was at its beginning, and it’s the armed citizen who will defend this nation,” Mr. Green said. The last Army secretary, Eric Fanning, was the first openly gay leader of a military branch. Senator Tammy Duckworth, Democrat of Illinois, on Friday called Mr. Green “not fit to lead the Army” and praised his decision to withdraw his nomination.

Source: New York Times May 05, 2017 20:50 UTC