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Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said his hold on military promotions was still in place after Sen. Charles Schumer of New York filed cloture motions.
The U.S. Senate confirmed a nominee for a high-ranking military post on Wednesday night and advanced another.
More than 300 signs dotted the lawn outside the U.S. Senate Tuesday, each bearing the name of a military nominee blocked this year by Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy.
The U.S. Senate held two votes for high-ranking military posts Wednesday night, the first since Sen. Tommy Tuberville started blocking them.
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted to confirm Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday, an initial step toward breaking a monthslong