Biden officially chooses retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as Pentagon nominee

President-elect Joe Biden has officially named retired Gen. Lloyd Austin as his nominee to be Defense secretary.Biden made the announcement Tuesday afternoon after news first broke Monday night he would tap Austin to be the nation’s first Black Defense secretary.”Gen. Austin shares my profound belief that our nation is at its strongest when we lead not only by the example of our power, but by the power of our example,” Biden said in a…