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Sen. Tuberville drops his monthslong hold on military promotions

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., says he is dropping his hold on hundreds of military promotions.

WEKU

Tuberville lifts holds on almost all military promotions - Roll Call

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., said he would lift holds on Senate action on promotions of roughly 440 senior military officers.

Roll Call

Tommy Tuberville hints at potential end to his hold on military promotions

Tuberville’s hold has created a backlog of more than 400 nominees

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This holiday season, NDAA shaping up as end-of-year ‘Christmas tree’ - Roll Call

A sprawling military policy bill is expected to be adorned with all sorts of other measures as lawmakers wrap 2023, sources said.

Roll Call

Ted Cruz predicts GOP senator’s hold on military promotions will be over soon

Senator warns hold on promotions has damaged military readiness

The Independent UK

Tommy Tuberville sparks fresh outrage with ‘abortions after birth’ comment

Republican senator’s efforts to hold up military promotions has caused relations to sour between him and others in his party

The Independent UK

Elon Musk Blasts Shorts As ‘Gluttons For Punishment’ After Sen. Tommy Tuberville Discloses Bearish Tesla Bet

Tesla shares locked in depressed levels since the rally seen in the first half of the year.

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Tommy Tuberville avoids break on his military holds – for now

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he was voting against the resolution to bypass Tommy Tuberville’s blockade “at this time”

The Independent UK

A temporary Senate rule change could finally end Tuberville's military blockade

Republican Sen. Tuberville of Alabama has been blocking nearly all military nominations this year in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy. His fellow senators are getting creative with solutions.

WEKU

Tommy Tuberville is not acting: he really is Trump’s useful idiot

Tuberville is performing Trump’s retribution against a military he believes confounded his coup – and is preparing the groundwork for his takeover in 2025

The Guardian - US

Critics: Tuberville is just the face of a ‘broken’ confirmation process

With his hold on military promotions, the Republican has exposed how bloated the system of senatorial advice and consent has become, they say.

Roll Call

Senate sidesteps Tuberville's hold and confirms new Navy head, first female on Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Senate has circumvented a hold by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville and confirmed Adm. Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy

The Independent UK

Senate Republicans excoriate Tommy Tuberville over military blockade

‘By the end of this year 89 per cent of all general officer positions in the military will be affected by the current holds,’ Alaska Sen Dan Sullivan says

The Independent UK

Republican senators push back on Tuberville’s military blockade on Senate floor

Republican senators angrily challenge senator Tommy Tuberville on his blockade of almost 400 military officers

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Republicans confront Tuberville over military holds in extraordinary showdown on Senate floor

Republican senators are angrily challenging Sen. Tommy Tuberville on his blockade of almost 400 military officers

The Independent UK

GOP senator’s military blockade blamed for general’s health crisis

‘The potential as well for an absence in the commandant position just reemphasizes how the Tuberville hold is a desperate threat to our national security,’ Sen Blumenthal says

The Independent UK

Tommy Tuberville says military is ‘struggling’ despite his own hold on promotions

Tuberville continues to place a hold on military promotions in protest of a Pentagon policy that reimburses servicemembers who travel to seek an abortion

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Northrop Grumman and 2 More Stocks Politicians Are Buying

A member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence just scooped up shares of defense stock NOC, while one well-known senator just picked up shares of a grocery giant with an acquisition still under FTC scrutiny.

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Salon

Emmer in, out: MAGA cult's death spiral

For Trump loyalists, the possibility of total government collapse is basically a positive

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Bernie Sanders will vote no on Biden's pick to lead NIH, but nomination may proceed

The Vermont senator held up the nomination process for Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to lead the health agency in order to make a point about drug prices. Now, he says he'll vote against her.

The Guardian - US

Dysfunction in Washington leaves Middle East without key US diplomats

Having no US ambassador to Israel in place and Republicans holding up military promotions is a threat to democracy, experts say

Reason

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Salon

Tuberville's fall elicits karma comments

Known to crack jokes about Biden's various spills over the years, Tuberville's own was quick to be called out

The Independent UK

As Israel declares war, the US has no ambassador there. That’s exactly how Republicans want it

GOP obstruction of Joe Biden’s nominees is an expression of their belief in his illegitimacy, writes Andrew Feinberg

The Independent UK

Fox reporter suggests military aid to Israel could be affected by GOP senator’s campaign to block promotions

Alabama senator Tommy Tuberville has placed holds on over 300 nominations, blocking the Pentagon’s routine approval process

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