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Alabama senator has held up hundreds of nominees over fight on abortion policy

The situation shows “the fallacy and the danger” of the Alabama senator’s tactics, the Senate Armed Services chair said.

The Marine Corps has yet to provide an update on Gen. Eric Smith's condition, two days after he was hospitalized for a reported serious heart problem.

Tuberville has been blocking hundreds of military promotions this year because of a Pentagon abortion policy.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told Democrats during their lunch today that he’d file cloture on three key military nominees, which have been delayed for months due to Senator Tommy Tuberville’s hold, a Senate source familiar says.

The move by Sen. Tommy Tuberville comes a day after the Marines announced that a three-star officer further down the line of succession would step into Smith's role due to a leadership vacuum at the very top of the service.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is forcing a vote on the Pentagon’s nominee for deputy Marine chief after Commandant Eric Smith suffered an apparent heart attack over the weekend.

The Marine Corps appeared to be struggling with suicide more than any other service branch over the past year, according to an annual Pentagon report.

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith was hospitalized on Sunday, according to a statement from the Marine Corps.

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