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Sen. Tommy Tuberville
4-Star Military Nominees Approved After Tuberville Drops Blockade
The 11 confirmations came after Sen. Tommy Tuberville dropped his hold on military promotions this month.
Sen. Tuberville Drops Holds on Most Military Promotions Amid Dispute About Pentagon’s Abortion Policy
Department of Defense funding of travel expenses for service members getting abortions appear safe for the moment.
Schumer Vows to Advance Measure to Bypass Tuberville’s Hold on Military Promotions
Rules Committee has approved a resolution allowing the Senate to vote on bypassing Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s block on mass nonpolitical military promotions.
Sen. Tuberville’s Military Holds Spark Radical Countermove
Behind Sen. Tuberville’s military holds over the Pentagon’s abortion policy, and how it has sparked a countermove to alter Senators’ individual authority.
Senate Panel Adopts ‘Temporary’ Change to Bypass Tuberville’s Military Holds
A long-standing tradition that enables one senator to stop a ‘unanimous consent’ action by the Senate could soon be coming to an end.
Senate Panel Has New Plan to Bypass Tuberville’s Blockage on Military Nominees
For the last nine months, Sen. Tommy Tuberville has been protesting a DOD policy by blocking unanimous consent confirmation votes for military promotions.
Democrats Bring Resolution to Bypass Tuberville’s Holds on Military Nominations
Senate Democrats are advancing a resolution in an effort to break through a hold Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) has placed on confirmation votes for military no
Schumer Advances Votes on 3 More Military Nominees as Pentagon Abortion Policy Standoff Slows Senate
Mr. Schumer’s cloture motions set the stage for Senate confirmation votes on President Joe Biden’s military nominees.
Tuberville: Democrats Would Rather ‘Burn Down the Senate’ Than Negotiate Military Hold
Democrats are reportedly considering a way to bypass the usual Senate rules.
Attacks on Sen. Tuberville Are a Red Herring
Attacks on Sen. Tuberville are designed to distract from the Department of Defense’s policy of funding military abortions as a “sacred obligation.”
Tuberville’s Holds on Military Promotions Show Power of Senate Minority
While the House is majoritarian, the Senate is another ballgame. One where the minority has influence. Look no further than Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.).
Schumer Advances Votes on 3 Military Nominees Amid Months-Long Senate Standoff Over Pentagon Abortion Policy
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is advancing votes amid a standoff over a policy that compensates service members for abortion-related travel.
McCarthy Won’t Weigh In on Tuberville Holding Up 300 Military Promotions
Top Republican in Congress staying out of the fray as others express support or opposition to the Alabama senator’s move.
Amid Growing Pressure, Tuberville Sticks to Abortion Policy Protests
The senator argues that the DOD didn’t have the authority to fund paid leave and travel for service members seeking abortion, demanding it reverse the policy.
Tuberville’s Block on Promotions Draws Ire of Military Top Brass
The secretaries of the Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Army issued a stern rebuke of Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s prolonged blockage of senior military officers.
Entire Alabama House Delegation Backing Trump Re-Election
Just after his latest legal woes concerning Special Counsel Jack Smith’s indictment of former President Donald Trump, the entire GOP Delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama have thrown their support behind the former president. He will speak to the state’s GOP at a dinner in Alabama on Friday evening, August 4.
