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Alabama

Republican Senators Confront Tommy Tuberville Over Blocked Military Promotions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Updated Nov. 1, 2023 11:08 pm ET WASHINGTON—Republican senators ran out of patience Wednesday night with Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s monthslong hold on hundreds of military promotions. In a dramatic showdown, a group of Tuberville’s fellow Republicans, most of whom have military backgrounds, took to the Senate floor to try to confirm dozens of those […]

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Alabama

Tuberville Pushes to Confirm Marines’ No. 2 After Commandant Hospitalized | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON—Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who has held up hundreds of military promotions, is asking his colleagues to support an effort to quickly confirm Lt. Gen. Christopher Mahoney as second-in-command to the U.S. Marine Corps after its top officer collapsed during a jog on Sunday and was taken to the hospital, according to a senior Senate aide. […]

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