Alabama Rep. Mike Rogers launches probe into Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s secret hospital stay | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) on Tuesday launched a formal congressional investigation into Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization, demanding a “detailed account” of his stay and how he communicated his absence to Pentagon and Biden administration officials. The Alabama Republican called Austin’s effort to conceal his Jan. 1 admittance to Walter Reed […]
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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders claims Biden military abortion policy led Arkansas commander to resign
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders claims a Biden administration policy allowing abortion access for members of the military has led to the resignation of a senior Natural State military commander. In a letter addressed to President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Sanders said the recent resignation of Col. Dillion […]
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Tuberville lifts holds on almost all military promotions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday lifted his holds on more than 400 senior military promotions, paving the way for their confirmation after a 10-month logjam that infuriated military leaders and lawmakers alike. Tuberville’s move allowed the Senate to quickly confirm roughly 440 nominees that had been in limbo. A further 11 nominees, all four-star officers, […]
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As vacancies grow, Senate Democrats work to circumvent Tuberville’s blockade on military nominees | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are trying a new workaround to confirm hundreds of military officers blocked by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, 10 months after the Alabama Republican first said he would object to the nominations over a Pentagon abortion policy. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor Wednesday that the Senate will […]
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Most Alabama voters want Tuberville to drop military hold: poll | #elections | #alabama
A majority of likely Alabama voters want Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) to drop his hold on military promotions, according to a new poll. The poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling and commissioned by VoteVets, found that 58 percent of Alabama voters think Tuberville has “made his point” with his hold and that he should “now […]
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New Hampshire man charged for sending threatening voicemail to senator | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
A New Hampshire man was charged on Friday for threatening to kill a U.S. senator, according to federal prosecutors. Brian Landry, 66, was charged with threatening to assault, kidnap or murder a U.S. official, after he allegedly left a threatening voicemail with the senator’s district field office on May 17, according to the U.S. attorney’s office […]
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