US Senate approves three military promotions, first woman on Joint Chiefs
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate approved three high-level military promotions on Thursday, sidestepping one Republican sen...
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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 doesn't 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