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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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What to watch as Congress negotiates final defense policy bill | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON ― Congress will begin formal negotiations on a compromise defense policy bill this week, with final votes likely to occur before the holidays. The annual bill is usually a bipartisan product, but conference committee talks over the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act may be trickier than usual this year. House Republicans added numerous […]

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Rogers summons defense leaders to testify on SPACECOM headquarters | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON ― House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers is asking three top Defense Department officials to testify before Congress after the Biden administration revoked a previous decision to place the Space Command headquarters in his home state of Alabama and instead designated Colorado as its home base. The Alabama Republican on Tuesday invited Air […]

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3 military branches without Senate-confirmed leaders for first time in history, Defense Secretary says | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The Navy on Monday joined the Army and Marine Corps in operating without Senate-confirmed military leaders because of Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold on top military nominations.  Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday in a ceremony Monday morning relinquished his office as required by statute, and Adm. Lisa Franchetti took over in an […]

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Biden: Tuberville military holds, GOP silence causing ‘growing cascade of damage and disruption’ | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

President Biden on Thursday said Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) hold on military nominations — as well the Senate Republicans who have refused to stop it — is causing “a growing cascade of damage and disruption.” “This partisan freeze is already harming military readiness, security and leadership, and troop morale,” Biden said in remarks at the […]

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House defense bill adds special Ukraine IG, Taiwan cyber cooperation | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON — The House’s $874 billion National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2024, advanced early Thursday, would establish a special inspector general for Ukraine aid, mandate Pentagon cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan, authorize procurement of nine battle force ships and permit some aircraft retirements. The bill is the first of three major defense bills Congress expects […]

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Key lawmakers flex new positions to bolster shipbuilding industry | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

GULF COAST — On an overcast day in April, Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson hopped off a large gray van to show off the Pascagoula, Mississippi, shipyard. Wilkinson oversees the largest shipbuilder on the Gulf Coast, and during this tour hosted a special set of guests: Senate staffers. The 800-acre yard employs 1,500 workers and […]

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Alabama’s Tuberville finds himself at center of storm on abortion, white nationalism | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) has placed himself at the center of a growing storm touching on abortion, the military and white nationalism, irritating colleagues and turning himself into a more high-profile political target. The former Auburn University football coach turned first-term Alabama senator has annoyed fellow Republicans with a hold on military promotions, earning rare criticism […]

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Crisis Looms As Tommy Tuberville’s Hold On Military Promotions Enters 3rd Month | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

prospects of junior officers aboard the USS Dewey (DDG 105)? U.S. Navy At the Pentagon, high-level officer nominations continue to stack up as first-term Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) continues his lonely hold, halting all high-level military promotions over concerns that military policies ensuring service members’ access to reproductive care may potentially facilitate abortions. As the […]

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