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By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved three high-level military promotions on Thursday, sidestepping one Republican sen...

For months, military promotions, typically routine business for the Senate, have been at a standstill as Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama has been blocking military promotions in protest to the

"Senator Tuberville has made clear that he doesnt care about our national security," Senator Elizabeth Warren told Newsweek.

The Senate circumvented a hold by Alabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville on Thursday and confirmed Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy, making her the first woman to be a Pentagon service chief and the first female member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Franchetti's historic confirmation as the chief of naval operations comes as…

Three military promotions approved despite Republican’s blockade

In Washington, D.C., Arizona’s senators are working to pass a temporary resolution that would end a monthslong blockade on military promotions.Sens. Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema want the Senate to move more than 350 military promotions through the chamber. Alabama Republican Tommy Tuberville is single-handedly stopping the promotions from passing because he opposes a policy

Sen. Schumer filed filed cloture Tuesday night on the nominees. A cloture vote is a procedural step in the Senate that moves toward a vote.

WASHINGTON — The battle over Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s blockade of U.S. military promotions over a Pentagon abortion policy inched forward Wednesday after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer brought three top

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved three high-level military promotions on Thursday, sidestepping one Republican sen...

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved three high-level military promotions on Thursday, sidestepping one Republican sen...