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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

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David Berger, left, holds the battle colors during a relinquishment of office ceremony, Monday, July 10, 2023, at the Marine Barracks in Washington. Berger took over at the 38th commandant in July 2019, and is required to leave the job after four years. Gen. Eric Smith, currently the assistant commandant, has been nominated to be the next leader, but will serve in an acting capacity because he hasn't been confirmed by the Senate. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, center right, looks on. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Republican’s hold on nominations leaves Marines without confirmed leader for 1st time in 100 years

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. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Biden knocks Sen. Tommy Tuberville for holding up military nominees in abortion-policy protest

By Tom Howell Jr. - 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. 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**

Proposal to end Senate standoff over military promotions and abortion policy goes nowhere

By Tara Copp - Associated Press

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters as he faces backlash for remarks he made about white nationalists in an interview about his blockade of military nominees, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Tuberville continues to hold up a slew of military appointments over his opposition to Pentagon abortion policies, which provide travel funds and support for troops and dependents who seek abortions but are based in states where they are now illegal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Alabama senator says Space Command prefers Huntsville for HQ, but command has no comment

By Tara Copp - Associated Press

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks during the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade on Commodity Programs, Credit and Crop Insurance hearing at Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Tuberville is facing backlash for remarks he made about white nationalists in an interview about his blockade of military nominees, saying that while Democrats may consider such people to be racist, “I call them Americans.” Tuberville's office later said he was expressing skepticism at the idea that white nationalists were in the armed services. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Sen. Tuberville criticized for remarks on white nationalists: ‘I call them Americans’

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks during the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade on Commodity Programs, Credit and Crop Insurance hearing at Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2023, (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Democrats complain Tuberville’s hold on promotions for generals hurts national defense

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., listens to a question during a news conference March 30, 2022, in Washington. Tuberville said Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 that the country has too many “takers” instead of workers and suggested that many in younger generations — including people in their 40s — do not understand that they need to work. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Senators introduce bill to help military veterans ripped off by scammers

By Haris Alic - The Washington Times

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., listens to a question during a news conference March 30, 2022, in Washington. Tuberville said Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022 that the country has too many “takers” instead of workers and suggested that many in younger generations — including people in their 40s — do not understand that they need to work. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Tuberville: U.S. has too many ‘takers’ who don’t want to work

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Jeremy Ellis poses for a photo, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Marietta , Ga. Ellis is concerned, Republican Tommy Tuberville should know or learn more about the long history and struggles of the Black Alabama residents he represents in the U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Black leaders rebuke Tuberville stance on reparations, crime

By Corey Williams - Associated Press

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., left, listens to reporters' questions during a news conference about the U.S. southern border, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

Sens. Tuberville, Manchin introducing bill to ensure stolen benefits are returned to vets’ families

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 1, 2020 file photo, an unidentified man walks past a toppled statue of Charles Linn, a city founder who was in the Confederate Navy, in Birmingham, Ala., following a night of unrest. People shattered windows, set fires and damaged monuments in a downtown park after a protest against the death of George Floyd. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves, File)

Pandemic deaths and economic fallout are top Alabama story

By JAY REEVES - Associated Press

Tuberville names Boyd as chief of staff

Associated Press

Republican Tommy Tuberville celebrates as he walks to the stage to speak to supporters after his win in the race for U.S. Senate, at his watch party Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Tuberville backs Trump’s unsupported cheating claim

By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press

Sen. Doug Jones speaks to supporters as he makes an election campaign stop in Montgomery, Ala., Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

Jones calls Tuberville ‘quitter,’ says health care on ballot

By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press

Democratic U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, of Alabama, speaks at a drive-in car rally in Troy, Ala., on Oct. 22, 2020. Jones faces Republican Tommy Tuberville in Tuesday's election. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

Tuberville, Jones fight for Senate seat in Alabama

By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press

FILE- In this Tuesday, July 14, 2020, file photo, former Auburn coach, Tommy Tuberville, speaks to supporters after he defeated Senator Jeff Sessions in the runoff election in Montgomery, Ala. U.S. Sen. Doug Jones is outspending Tuberville in the home stretch of Alabama’s Senate race. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

Jones fights for survival in Alabama as Tuberville coasts

By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press

Jones outspending Tuberville in closing days of Senate race

By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, May 7, 2020, file photo, U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala., speaks at Capitol Hill in Washington. Tommy Tuberville’s quest for a seat in the U.S. Senate is powered by the reputation he gained as Auburn University’s football coach. But in the years since, the Republican has been mired in business failings, a lawsuit and even a questionable charity that raises money but gives very little away. In trying to raise doubts Tuberville's fitness for office, Jones has pointed to Tuberville’s involvement in a failed hedge fund. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

Jones: Tuberville charity filings raise questions

Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2016 file photo, Cincinnati coach Tommy Tuberville walks off the field after the team's NCAA college football game against Memphis in Cincinnati. Democratic Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama has called Republican challenger Tommy Tuberville “Coach Clueless” for the former football coach's recent comments about the coronavirus. Jones attacked Tuberville in a campaign appearance Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Tuberville dealings include failed hedge fund, charity

By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press