U.S. military

Tuberville relents on months-long blockade of most military nominees, blaming Democrats

BY: - December 6, 2023

WASHINGTON — After blocking hundreds of U.S. military promotions for most of 2023 in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy, Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said Tuesday he will lift his holds on all of them except for a handful of four-star general nominees. The senator, who sits on the Senate Committee on Armed Forces, […]

Tuberville blockade on military nominees could be evaded by tweak in U.S. Senate rules

BY: - October 30, 2023

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats are mulling a strategy to bypass Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s months-long hold on hundreds of military promotions in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy that was authorized in the aftermath of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The Alabama Republican has been refusing to join other senators in the routine action of promoting large groups […]

Airmen participate in an airfield establishment exercise at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 21, 2023. Members of the 21st Special Tactics Squadron jumped from an MC-130J during the 94th Joint Civilian Orientation Conference. (U.S. Department of Defense photo)

Active-duty military would work without pay in shutdown, White House warns

BY: - September 27, 2023

WASHINGTON — The White House is warning that a partial government shutdown would mean 1.3 million active-duty armed services members must keep working without receiving paychecks and hundreds of thousands of Pentagon employees would face furloughs. The Biden administration on Tuesday blasted what it’s now calling an “Extreme Republican Shutdown,” saying it would undermine national […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, an Alabama Republican, is drawing intense criticism for his hold on military nominees. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

U.S. Senate confirms a military nominee, the first since Tuberville blockade began

BY: - September 22, 2023

The U.S. Senate confirmed a nominee for a high-ranking military post Wednesday night and advanced another, the first votes on military nominations or promotions since Alabama Republican Tommy Tuberville started blocking them seven months ago to protest Defense Department abortion policies. Tuberville did not object to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, […]

Tuberville opponents plant hundreds of signs outside U.S. Capitol in protest of blockade

BY: - September 21, 2023

WASHINGTON — 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. Multiple Democratic senators delivered comments Tuesday at the sign installation organized by the progressive VoteVets Political Action Committee, which […]

‘Compounding overlapping barriers:’ Congressional health care changes would hurt military

BY: - August 1, 2023

Federal battles over the inclusion of military abortion bans in a defense spending bill raised concerns about the service members’ access to health care, and the impact it could have for members in Ohio and other states still deciding on the legality of abortion care. In the U.S. House’s version of the National Defense Authorization […]

Military nominees still stalled by Tuberville hold, with U.S. Senate gone until September

BY: - August 1, 2023

WASHINGTON — Despite warnings from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin that vacant top military positions affect readiness, Congress is heading into August recess with hundreds of defense nominees on hold as Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville continues his protest against the Defense Department’s abortion leave policy. As of last Thursday, 301 military nominees had not yet […]

Defense bill that targets abortion access, trans health, racial equity passes U.S. House

BY: - July 18, 2023

The U.S. House approved Friday an annual defense authorization bill loaded with GOP rollbacks of Pentagon policies on abortion and transgender health care, as well as efforts to boost racial equity. Republican amendments targeting social policy issues turned a typically bipartisan measure preserving the nation’s military security into another front for the culture wars, similar […]

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, an Alabama Republican, speaks during a hearing before Senate Armed Services Committee on Sept. 28, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Swelling crowd of top military nominees blocked from U.S. Senate vote by Tuberville

BY: - June 19, 2023

WASHINGTON — Despite top U.S. military retirements beginning in less than a month, Sen. Tommy Tuberville refuses to budge on his blockade of hundreds of armed services promotions in protest of the Pentagon’s reproductive care policy instituted after the reversal of Roe v. Wade. The first-term Alabama Republican is provoking concern among his own party […]

Reintroduced bill would give Statehouse the option to fly Honor and Remember flag on Memorial Day

BY: - May 29, 2023

Jim and Leslie Groves fly their Honor and Remember flag everyday to commemorate their son James Groves III who was killed in combat in Afghanistan.  “We know the true cost of freedom and that cost is a tremendous debt, and that’s a national debt that most Americans can not afford to pay,” said Jim, of […]

Alabama senator blocking military promotions over abortion policy says he’ll ‘work it out’

BY: - March 30, 2023

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville insisted he will smooth things over with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin after the top Pentagon official said Tuesday that the Alabama senator’s continued hold on 160 defense nominees will affect U.S. military readiness. “We’re gonna work it out,” Tuberville told States Newsroom on his way to the Senate floor […]

Veteran Ohio Secretary of State tackles Majewski’s alleged military misrepresentations

BY: - September 30, 2022

The following article was originally published on News5Cleveland.com and is published in the Ohio Capital Journal under a content-sharing agreement. Unlike other OCJ articles, it is not available for free republication by other news outlets as it is owned by WEWS in Cleveland. Congressional candidate J.R. Majewski still hasn’t provided definitive evidence he is an Afghanistan combat […]