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US Senate moves forward with military nominations despite abortion protest

General CQ Brown has been confirmed as chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff, despite a months-long Senate blockade.

Al Jazeera

“Hillbilly Elegy” senator hardens block on a confirmation vote for new U.S. attorney in Chicago

Sens. Dick Durbin and Chuck Schumer sharply criticized both Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, who has been preventing a vote on April Perry and three other U.S. attorney nominees, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., who has been holding up military promotions.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gen. C.Q. Brown confirmed as top military officer despite Tuberville's roadblock

Gen. Brown has had a four-decade military career, serving as a combat pilot and chief of the Air Force. He was confirmed as chairman of the joint chiefs by a Senate vote of 83-11.

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Senate is set to confirm 3 military nominees but GOP senator still blocking hundreds of others

The Senate is poised to confirm a new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as Democrats try to maneuver around holds placed on nominations by Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville over Pentagon abortion policy

The Independent UK

Democrats move to confirm three generals over Tuberville nominee freeze

GOP senator’s opposition to abortion policy has deadlocked US military’s promotion track

The Independent UK

Senate confirms Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs - Roll Call

The Senate voted to confirm Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday.

Roll Call

‘Traitors’: US military veterans condemn blocking of officer promotions

Liberal group Vote Vets called out Republican Tommy Tuberville and party leaders for holding up promotions in protest of abortion

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Duckworth blasts ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ senator for blocking vote to confirm U.S. attorney in Chicago

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., is scorching Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, the “Hillbilly Elegy” author, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala. for their holds on military and Justice Department nominees.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ron DeSantis under fire for ‘abortion tourism’ remark

Florida governor wades into Senate military promotions fight

The Independent UK

Military officers begin to speak out on the harm done by Sen. Tuberville's holds on promotions

In the months since a single senator froze military promotions over the Pentagon’s abortion policy, the uniformed officers affected have been largely silent, wary of stepping into a political fray

The Independent UK

Top Navy nominee reveals depth of damage from being blocked by GOP Senator Tommy Tuberville

Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville has caused a backlog of more than 300 military nominations

The Independent UK

Ohio Republican senator will block confirmation vote for next U.S. attorney in Chicago

Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, best known as the author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” said he will put all Department of Justice nominees on hold because of his objection to Pentagon abortion policy.

Chicago Sun-Times

Republican demands Congress vote on Pentagon abortion policy: ‘We are not a communist country’

Tommy Tuberville aims to block policy offering aid to service members and dependents forced to travel for abortions

The Guardian - US

SASC carries on with nomination hearings despite ongoing hold - Roll Call

President Biden’s pick to be the Air Force’s next top officer breezed through his hearing Tuesday before Senate Armed Services.

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Salon

Republicans turn on Tommy Tuberville

“The idea that one man in the Senate can hold this up for months ... is paralyzing the Department of Defense"

Roll Call

Fall session is all about spending, NDAA fights — and McCarthy’s ‘Hobson’s choices’ - Roll Call

Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces fights with his most conservative members over federal spending and military policy during the fall session.

The Independent UK

Military and GOP officials blast Tommy Tuberville’s ‘corrosive’ and ‘paralyzing’ blockade

The Alabama’s unprecedented hold in protest of abortion policies is blocking more than 300 military positions

The Independent UK

House committee chairman says Sen. Tuberville is 'paralyzing' the Pentagon by blocking promotions

The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is slamming a fellow Republican in the Senate for waging an unprecedented attempt to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions

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The Independent UK

Why is a football coach-turned-senator blocking US military promotions – and what does it have to do with abortion?

In his stand against abortion access, the freshman senator from Alabama has caused a backlog of more than 300 military promotions, writes Eric Garcia

Salon

Republicans pick MAGA over the military

Republicans are simply too impotent to stop Tuberville's attacks on the military. MAGA is their only loyalty now

Salon

Scarborough slams "idiot" Tuberville

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough slammed the Alabama senator for saying he didn't know what the Pentagon does every day

The Independent UK

Hundreds of military promotions are on hold as Republican senator demands end to abortion policy

Top military officials are voicing their concerns that national security is being harmed by an impasse that has stalled more than 300 top military promotions

Salon

Navy secretary slams GOP Sen. Tuberville

Tuberville's eight month blockade over Pentagon abortion policy is hurting officers, military leaders told CNN

The Independent UK

McConnell tries to reassure colleagues about his health, vows to serve out term as Senate GOP leader

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell declared again that he plans to finish his term as leader despite freezing up twice at news conferences over the summer, brushing off questions about his health as he sought to reassure colleagues he’s still up to the job

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Democrats eye workarounds to Tuberville blockade - Roll Call

Frustration builds in Senate as hundreds of senior military promotions remain in limbo over opposition to Pentagon's abortion policy

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