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McConnell moves to force vote on Trump's counterterrorism nominee
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) moved on Monday to force a vote on President Trump's counterterrorism pick, whose nomination has languished in the Senate for months.
McConnell filed cloture Monday on Joseph Maguire's nomination to be director of the National Counterterrorism Center. The move tees up an initial vote on his nomination as early as Wednesday.
The decision to bring Maguire up on the Senate floor comes as lawmakers are trying to wrap up their work the year: In addition to preventing a partial government shutdown by Friday night, senators are voting this week on a White House-backed criminal justice bill.
Trump announced in June that he would nominate Maguire for the post. He was previously deputy director for strategic operations at the counterterrorism center. He retired from the Navy in 2010.
https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/421805-mcconnell-moves-to-force-vote-on-trumps-counterterrorism-nominee