Three generals were on track for confirmation, but Senator Tommy Tuberville, the Alabama Republican who has been blocking them, said he would continue to hold up others over a Pentagon abortion policy.
Tag: Defense Department
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In Risky Hunt for Secrets, U.S. and China Expand Global Spy Operations
The nations are taking bold steps in the espionage shadow war to try to collect intelligence on leadership thinking and military capabilities.
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McCarthy Pulls Back Pentagon Spending Bill, Inching Closer to a Shutdown
The House speaker abandoned efforts to move forward on a normally bipartisan military spending bill as far-right Republicans balked at the funding level, after pleading with his party to avert a shutdown.
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McCarthy Pulls Back Pentagon Spending Bill, Inching Closer to a Shutdown
The House speaker abandoned efforts to move forward on a normally bipartisan military spending bill as far-right Republicans balked at the funding level, after pleading with his party to avert a shutdown.
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Senator’s Blockade of Military Promotions Begins to Cut Deep
Tommy Tuberville of Alabama has refused to lift his hold unless the Pentagon cancels a policy ensuring that service members have access to abortion.