Tuberville drops holds on more than 430 military promotions

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), arrives for a briefing at the U.S. Capitol on 20 September 2023. Image taken by Kevin Dietsch and retrieved from Defense News.

Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday dropped his nearly 10-month hold on hundreds of senior military promotions amid growing pressure from colleagues from both parties who asserted the move was endangering national security. This announcement allowed senators to advance more than 430 other senior defense posts that had been stalled for months.

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