President Joe Biden and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) remain at odds over a military abortion policy, and the Republican senator is accusing the president and his fellow Democrats of preferring to “burn down the Senate” to get their way on the matter.
Mr. Tuberville has maintained a hold on military promotions for months, in hopes of forcing the Department of Defense (DOD) to end a policy that reimburses service members for abortion-related travel. Mr. Tuberville’s hold blocks the Senate from approving large batches of military promotion nominees through unanimous consent procedures, though the Senate has handled a few military nominees individually through its normal procedural rules.
