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Senator Lifts Hold On Military Promotions After Assurances On Impeachment Witness

National Security Council Europe expert Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, left, appears before the House Intelligence Committee during an impeachment hearing in November.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., said Tuesday that she would lift a hold on more than 1,100 senior military promotions after the Department of Defense assured her that it did not block the promotion of Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman

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