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: United States Politics and Government
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Will Hurd Releases A.I. Plan, a First in the Republican Presidential Field
The former Texas congressman’s plan takes an expansive view of both the potential and the risks of artificial intelligence, calling for it to be used more widely but also tightly regulated.
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Here Are the Five Republicans Who Have Defied McCarthy on Spending
The defectors broke with their party to block a Pentagon spending bill from being debated in the House. Their stances reflect deep G.O.P. divisions pushing the government toward a shutdown.
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Trump’s Abortion Comments Expose a Line of Attack for Rivals in Iowa
After Donald Trump said a six-week ban signed by Ron DeSantis in Florida was “a terrible thing,” Iowa’s governor defended a similar law in her state, and others joined in the criticism.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland to Testify Before House Judiciary Committee
Such routine oversight hearings have become a forum for lawmakers to air their grievances and seek to bolster an inquiry into the president based on inconclusive evidence.