Tuberville to continue his block on Pentagon nominations which impacts military appointments in the Middle East
Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville's ongoing hold on military confirmations is impacting a number of senior military appointments in the Middle East, as the Pentagon moves to bolster its presence in the region amid the ongoing crisis in Israel.
2023-10-09 21:54
Senate confirms C.Q. Brown as chairman of Joint Chiefs after monthslong Tuberville hold
The Senate voted to confirm the nomination of Gen. C.Q. Brown to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, following a monthslong hold of over more than 300 military promotions by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama.
2023-09-21 07:58
Tuberville and Senate Republicans plot rarely used tactic to force vote on stalled Marine Corps commandant nomination
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville and a group of his fellow GOP senators are plotting a new tactic to break the Senate's gridlock on stalled military nominees: they may force a procedural vote on the Marine Corps commandant nominee, in a breach of Senate protocol.
2023-09-20 09:49
Tuberville's hold on military promotions would take hundreds of hours to process individually, memo says
It would take the Senate approximately 700 hours of floor time to individually process and vote on hundreds of military officers whose promotions are being blocked by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville, the Congressional Research Service concluded in a memo released on Tuesday.
2023-09-13 10:20
Republican congressman says Tuberville's hold on military nominations is 'paralyzing' and a 'national security problem'
House Foreign Affairs Chairman Mike McCaul, a Republican, told CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday that GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville holding up military nominations is "paralyzing" and a "national security problem."
2023-09-11 02:57
Tuberville's Pentagon blockade and the shut-things-down view of government
It's not every day you hear top officials at the Pentagon publicly accuse a US senator of aiding communist states and enemies of the US.
2023-09-07 06:19
Growing feud over Tuberville's stand on military nominations risks Senate confirmation of nation's top military officer
The escalating feud between Democrats and Sen. Tommy Tuberville over the Alabama Republican's hold on roughly 300 military nominees could soon lead to an even riskier situation: Holding up the confirmation of the nation's highest-ranking military officer.
2023-09-06 16:16
Three US military services without Senate-confirmed chiefs for first time in history
Another US military service chief has relinquished command without a Senate-confirmed replacement in place, marking the first time in the Defense Department's history that three services are operating without a confirmed senior military officer in place.
2023-08-15 00:25
Defense secretary issues new memo on how to reshuffle Pentagon leadership roles amid Tuberville blockade
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has issued guidance to the military workforce for the first time about how Pentagon leadership roles will likely need to be reshuffled as a result of Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville's hold on military confirmations.
2023-08-05 02:27
Biden issues scathing rebuke of Tuberville's hold on military promotions
President Joe Biden delivered remarks in Washington, DC, Thursday, paying tribute to the nation's 33rd president -- who, 75 years ago this week, signed an executive order desegregating the US military -- while issuing a scathing rebuke of Alabama GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who's now blocked more than 270 military promotions over his opposition to the Pentagon's abortion policy.
2023-07-28 10:59
Pressure on Tuberville intensifies over hold on military nominations, but senator remains steadfast
The impasse created by GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville's hold on military nominations is raising the stakes of the Senate's final week in session as lawmakers are working frantically behind the scenes to try and find a solution that would get the Alabama senator to back off his slow walking of more than 270 military promotions.
2023-07-26 00:46
Biden slams Tuberville's block of military promotions as 'irresponsible' and 'jeopardizing US security'
President Joe Biden said Thursday that Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is being "irresponsible" and jeopardizing national security by blocking military promotions over his objections to the Defense Department's reproductive health policies.
2023-07-13 23:23