Senate rescinds confirmation of Christine Wormuth as Army secretary

​Christine Wormuth was approved by unanimous consent in the Senate as the first female Army secretary — before the confirmation was suddenly and mysteriously rescinded, according to reports.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday asked the Senate to reverse itself and deleted a tweet praising Wormuth’s confirmation, Defense News ​reported.​ “As in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate vitiate the previous action on Executive Calendar 135,” Schumer (D-NY) said on the Senate floor​.