
Air Force Secretary Confirmed. Deborah Lee James was confirmed as the next secretary of the Air Force in a 79-6 Senate vote Friday morning, after her nomination was one of about a dozen caught in a battle in the Senate. Democrats changed the rules before Thanksgiving in a controversial move that had been threatened many times before but never actually executed. In the past week, Democrats have confirmed 11 nominees, with more to come next week, possibly including Jeh Johnson,…