• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Digital News Updates
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business

Senate Confirms Lt. Gen. Dan Caine as Next Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff

April 12, 2025

The U.S. Senate confirmed retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a 60-25 vote on Friday, officially filling the nation’s top military post nearly two months after President Donald Trump ousted the previous chairman.

The confirmation vote came just before lawmakers departed Washington for a two-week recess. Caine’s appointment received bipartisan support, with 15 Democrats and independent Sen. Angus King of Maine joining Republicans in backing the nomination.

Caine, a decorated F-16 combat pilot, brings a deep background in special operations and intelligence. He has held leadership roles in several of the Pentagon’s most classified programs and worked closely with the CIA. Despite his extensive military career, Caine does not meet the statutory prerequisites for the role—requirements set in a 1986 law mandating service as a combatant commander or military service chief. However, the president can waive those rules if doing so is deemed in the national interest, which Trump has done.

Trump’s relationship with Caine dates back to his first term in office. The two met during a visit to Iraq, an encounter the former president recalled fondly during a 2019 speech. Trump has praised Caine as “a real general, not a television general,” a remark that appeared to contrast Caine with other high-profile military leaders.

Caine’s confirmation marks a significant step in shaping Trump’s post-reelection national security team and reasserting his influence over the military’s leadership structure.

By: BSH staff

Filed Under: Featured, News

Related Articles:

  • Senate Committee Advances North Dakota Superintendent Baesler’s Nomination for Federal Education Post
  • Lawmakers propose legislation to prevent China’s global military expansion
  • Governor Gianforte Announces Board Appointments
  • Sheehy Fulfills Campaign Promise With Blind Trust
  • North Dakota Reports Slight Dip in Q1 2025 Taxable Sales
  • Zinke Votes to Pass “Big Beautiful Bill”

Primary Sidebar

Digital News Updates Logo

Recent News Posts

  • Law enforcement agencies in 40 states are partnering with ICE 287(g) program
  • Gallatin College MSU’s online courses expand to meet nontraditional student needs
  • UM Video Game Team Scores National Championship
  • In just a few months, ICE makes 1,000+ worksite enforcement actions

Recent Politics Posts

  • Sheehy Fulfills Campaign Promise With Blind Trust
  • Watchdogs: New Montana law restricting foreign money in elections insufficient
  • Knudsen Urges Gallatin County to Support ICE Partnership
  • Zinke Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Modernize Foreign Military Sales Notification Process

Recent Business Posts

  • Poll: College not preparing students for workforce, managers avoid hiring them
  • Bridger Aerospace Lands Record-Breaking Wildfire Contracts for Super Scooper Aircraft
  • Daktronics to Participate in Craig-Hallum’s 22nd Annual Institutional Investor Conference
  • Microsoft Marks 50th Anniversary

Copyright © 2025 Digital News Updates, All Rights Reserved.