📰 Eric Smith News

Page 86 - Eric Smith News Today

Fast, Ad-Free News Updates

Stay updated with breaking news from Eric Smith. Real-time updates on events, politics, business and more.

Tuberville says he'll drop his hold on most military promotions

December 5, 2023

Alabama senator says he will keep the brakes on some of the most senior officers’ nominations.

United States David Allvin Tommy Tuberville Eric Smith Lisa Franchetti Christopher Mahoney

Source: govexec.com

Sen. Tuberville says he's ending blockade of military promotions

December 5, 2023

Tuberville’s blockade of hundreds of military promotions was over a dispute about a Pentagon abortion policy.

United States Eric Smith Joe Biden Pat Ryder Tommy Tuberville Dan Sullivan

Source: wtsp.com

It's (mostly) 'over': Tuberville lifts hold on military nominations, except some key 4-star posts

December 5, 2023

Though hundreds of officers now appear to have a path to confirmation, officers up for positions like the head of Indo-Pacific Command and US Cyber Command remain in limbo.

Dirksen Senate Office Building District Of Columbia United States Tim Haugh Kenneth Wilsbach Stephen Koehler

Source: breakingdefense.com

Tuberville Gives Up Military Blockade After Accomplishing Exactly Nothing

December 5, 2023

Senator Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday finally gave up his blockade on military promotions. All he managed to accomplish in the nearly yearlong effort was to annoy all of his colleagues.Tuberville has blocked 450 military promotions since March as a part of a one-man protest against the Defense Department’s policy of reimbursing travel costs for service members who have to travel out of state for an abortion. He announced Tuesday that he will allow most of those promotions to go forward now&...

Eric Smith Dan Sullivan Defense Department Senator Tommy Tuberville General Eric Smith Marine Corps

Source: yahoo.com