Republican senators on Tuesday accused one of President Donald Trump's nominees to help lead the Pentagon's policy office and other top officials there of stonewalling Congress.

Austin Dahmer, who in an acting capacity has held a prominent position in the office, was sharply questioned during his confirmation hearing about the administration's commitment to Ukraine, its impending withdrawal of a U.S. Army brigade from Romania and what lawmakers said was a paucity of information being shared with the Senate Armed Services Committee broadly on several vital matters of national security.

The hearing exposed months of private frustration among Republicans on the committee over their exclusion from important discussions ranging from U.S. force posture in Europe to the administration's priorit

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