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Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., left, is greeted by Gen. David Allvin during a Senate Armed Services Committee nominations hearing of Gen. Allvin for reappointment to the grade of General and to be U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Schumer moves to stop Tuberville’s blockade of military nominees

By David R. Sands and Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing July 11, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate has confirmed Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place to succeed Gen. Mark Milley when he retires at the end of the month. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Senate confirms chairman of joint chiefs as GOP senator still blocking hundreds of military nominees

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Tara Copp - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a weekly caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Schumer criticized House Republicans, especially hard-right conservatives, for failing to pass appropriations bills due to GOP infighting. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate is set to confirm 3 military nominees but GOP senator still blocking hundreds of others

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Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the Northside Conservatives Club Meeting, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Pence backs military holds, says ‘Tuberville is right, and Pentagon is wrong’

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., questions Navy Adm. Lisa Franchetti during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on her nomination for reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Chief of Naval Operations, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Military officers begin to speak out on the harm done by Sen. Tuberville’s holds on promotions

By Tara Copp - Associated Press

U.S. Gen. Charles Flynn, left, Commanding General USARPAC, shakes hands with Philippine Army Commanding Gen., Lt. Gen. Romeo Brawner during a joint military exercise called "Balikatan," Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines, Thursday, April 13, 2023. This year's Balikatan exercises between the treaty allies are the largest since the two sides started joint military combat-readiness exercises in the early 1990s. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Top Army general in Pacific says Tuberville standoff hold not a serious problem for him

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, speaks during a discussion about the terrorist attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport's Abbey Gate during a House Foreign Affairs Committee roundtable, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

‘Paralyzing’ the Pentagon: Key House Republican blasts Tuberville’s defense nominations hold

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters as he and other senators arrive at the chamber for votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Texas Republican Rep. Michael McCaul said on CNN's “State of the Union” on Sunday, Sept. 10, that Tuberville “is paralyzing the Department of Defense,” as Tuberville wages an unprecedented attempt to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Nikki Haley: Tuberville’s military hold using service families as ‘political pawns’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks with reporters as he walks to a vote on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Sen. Manchin disputes accusation he’s being protected from difficult votes

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, leaves the chamber as senators arrive for votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Tuberville is delaying civilian and flag officer nominations in the Pentagon as he protests a Defense Department policy providing leave and reimbursement for service members who need to travel to get an abortion. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Hundreds of military promotions are on hold as a Republican senator demands end to abortion policy

By Kevin Freking and Tara Copp - Associated Press

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., listens during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine the nomination of Army Lt. Gen. Randy George to be reappointment to the grade of general and to be Chief of Staff of the Army, July 12, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Tuberville is waging an unprecedented campaign to try and change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions, leaving key positions unfilled and raising concerns at the Pentagon about military readiness. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Military chiefs urge Sen. Tuberville to lift his hold on military nominees

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

Temps filling senior Navy jobs as Tuberville-Pentagon standoff grinds on

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, second from right, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley speaks during a meeting with Iraq's Minister of Defense Thabit Muhammad Al-Abbas at the Pentagon in Washington, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Austin shuffles top brass as standoff with Tuberville deepens

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill, on March 25, 2021, in Washington. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

GOP senator says Democrats, Tuberville need to meet halfway for military promotions to resume

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., listens during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine the nomination of Army Lt. Gen. Randy George to be reappointment to the grade of general and to be Chief of Staff of the Army, July 12, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Tuberville is waging an unprecedented campaign to try and change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions, leaving key positions unfilled and raising concerns at the Pentagon about military readiness. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Why a single senator is blocking US military promotions and what it means for the Pentagon

By Mary Clare Jalonick and Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

Republican senator should drop his ‘irresponsible’ protest and OK military nominees, Biden says

By Chris Megerian and Colleen Long - Associated Press

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., talks during a television interview before former President Donald Trump speaks at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., June 13, 2023. Tuberville is backing off his defense of white nationalists, telling reporters in the Capitol that white nationalists "are racists." Tuberville's brief comment Tuesday, July 11, follows several media interviews in which he has repeatedly declined to describe white nationalists as racist. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Alabama senator says white nationalists are racists after weeks of declining to say so

By Mary Clare Jalonick - Associated Press

Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to consider his nomination to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Joint Chiefs nominee wins over lawmakers but faces uncertain fate because of senator’s hold

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, May 16, 2023. Hopes were dashed Monday, June 12, for an imminent end to a Senate standoff that has delayed the promotions of more than 200 military officers and could delay the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s pick for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Tuberville has been blocking the nominations to pressure the Defense Department to rescind a policy that reimburses service members who have to travel out of state for abortions and other reproductive care. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Schumer says McConnell must ‘put the pressure’ on Tuberville to drop military promotions blockade

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

In this May 7, 2020, file photo Charles Q. Brown, Jr., nominated for reappointment to the grade of General and to Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee nominations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate on Tuesday, June 9, unanimously confirmed Gen. Charles Brown Jr. as chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, making him the first black officer to lead one of the nation's military services. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP, File) **FILE**

Politics, abortion policy take center stage at commander’s confirmation hearing

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times