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Senate confirms commander of US Army forces in the Pacific after Tuberville drops objections
Read full article: Senate confirms commander of US Army forces in the Pacific after Tuberville drops objectionsThe Senate has confirmed a new commander of U.S. Army forces in the Pacific after Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville dropped his objections and allowed a quick vote on the nomination.
Majority of U.S. adults are against college athletes joining unions, according to AP-NORC survey
Read full article: Majority of U.S. adults are against college athletes joining unions, according to AP-NORC surveyMore than half of Americans say they are against college athletes unionizing, though younger respondents were more supportive than older, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Marine general taking steps to return to full duty as commandant several months after heart attack
Read full article: Marine general taking steps to return to full duty as commandant several months after heart attackDefense officials say Gen. Eric Smith is taking steps to return to full duty as commandant of the Marine Corps, about four months after being sidelined due to a heart attack.
Marine commandant has open heart surgery, Corps says he will return to full duty
Read full article: Marine commandant has open heart surgery, Corps says he will return to full dutyThe Marine Corps says Gen. Eric Smith, the commandant, has had open heart surgery and is expected to return to full duty as the service's leader.
Senate approves hundreds of military promotions after Republican senator ends blockade of nominees
Read full article: Senate approves hundreds of military promotions after Republican senator ends blockade of nomineesThe Senate in a single stroke has approved about 425 military promotions after Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama ended a monthslong blockade of nominations over a Pentagon abortion policy.
Sen. Rand Paul performed Heimlich maneuver on choking Sen. Joni Ernst during GOP lunch
Read full article: Sen. Rand Paul performed Heimlich maneuver on choking Sen. Joni Ernst during GOP lunchSen. Joni Ernst, a Republican from Iowa, was choking on food during a luncheon when fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky performed the Heimlich maneuver on her.
Senate panel takes a step toward ending Sen. Tuberville's blockade of military nominations
Read full article: Senate panel takes a step toward ending Sen. Tuberville's blockade of military nominationsSenate Democrats have moved to temporarily change Senate rules and confirm hundreds of military nominees.
Tuberville under pressure from Republicans over military holds, says he is reviewing options
Read full article: Tuberville under pressure from Republicans over military holds, says he is reviewing optionsAlabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville said he’s open to negotiating an end to his blockade of almost 400 military nominees after meeting with fellow Republican senators, signaling a shift after he has dug in on his protest of a Pentagon abortion policy for more than nine months.
Republicans confront Tuberville over military holds in extraordinary showdown on Senate floor
Read full article: Republicans confront Tuberville over military holds in extraordinary showdown on Senate floorRepublican senators have angrily challenged Sen. Tommy Tuberville on his blockade of almost 400 military officers.
Senate confirms new army chief as one senator's objection holds up other military nominations
Read full article: Senate confirms new army chief as one senator's objection holds up other military nominationsThe Senate is confirming three of the Pentagon’s top leaders, filling the posts after monthslong delays and as a Republican senator is still holding up hundreds of other nominations and promotions for military officers.
Senate confirms chairman of joint chiefs as GOP senator still blocking hundreds of military nominees
Read full article: Senate confirms chairman of joint chiefs as GOP senator still blocking hundreds of military nomineesThe Senate has confirmed Gen. CQ Brown as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting him in place to succeed Gen. Mark Milley when he retires at the end of the month.
Military officers begin to speak out on the harm done by Sen. Tuberville's holds on promotions
Read full article: Military officers begin to speak out on the harm done by Sen. Tuberville's holds on promotionsIn the months since a single senator froze military promotions over the Pentagon’s abortion policy, the uniformed officers affected have been largely silent, wary of stepping into a political fray.
House committee chairman says Sen. Tuberville is 'paralyzing' the Pentagon by blocking promotions
Read full article: House committee chairman says Sen. Tuberville is 'paralyzing' the Pentagon by blocking promotionsThe chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is slamming a fellow Republican in the Senate for waging an unprecedented attempt to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions.
Hundreds of military promotions are on hold as a Republican senator demands end to abortion policy
Read full article: Hundreds of military promotions are on hold as a Republican senator demands end to abortion policyMilitary officials say an Alabama senator's hold on top promotions in a clash over abortion policy raises national security concerns.
Pentagon warns of disruptions as Army, Marines both lack confirmed leaders for first time
Read full article: Pentagon warns of disruptions as Army, Marines both lack confirmed leaders for first timeDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin is warning that troop readiness and retention is at risk as the Army’s chief recently stepped down, leaving the military’s two ground combat forces without Senate-confirmed leaders for the first time in history.
Why a single senator is blocking US military promotions and what it means for the Pentagon
Read full article: Why a single senator is blocking US military promotions and what it means for the PentagonAlabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is waging an unprecedented campaign to try to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions.
House Republicans push through defense bill limiting abortion access and halting diversity efforts
Read full article: House Republicans push through defense bill limiting abortion access and halting diversity effortsThe House has passed a sweeping defense bill that provides a pay raise for service members but strays from traditional military policy with Republicans add-ons blocking abortion coverage, diversity initiatives at the Pentagon and transgender care.
Republican senator should drop his 'irresponsible' protest and OK military nominees, Biden says
Read full article: Republican senator should drop his 'irresponsible' protest and OK military nominees, Biden saysPresident Joe Biden says it is “irresponsible” of an Alabama senator to block confirmation of military officers in protest of a Defense Department policy that pays for travel when a service member has to go out of state to get an abortion or reproductive care.
Alabama senator says white nationalists are racists after weeks of declining to say so
Read full article: Alabama senator says white nationalists are racists after weeks of declining to say soAlabama Sen_ Tommy Tuberville is backing off his defense of white nationalists, telling reporters in the Capitol that white nationalists “are racists.”.
Joint Chiefs nominee wins over lawmakers but faces uncertain fate because of senator's hold
Read full article: Joint Chiefs nominee wins over lawmakers but faces uncertain fate because of senator's holdPresident Joe Biden’s pick to serve as America’s top military officer is warning senators of the difficulties posed by any potential conflict in Asia and describing how he would use lessons learned from the Ukraine war to help the U.S. military prepare.
Republican's hold on nominations leaves Marines without confirmed leader for 1st time in 100 years
Read full article: Republican's hold on nominations leaves Marines without confirmed leader for 1st time in 100 yearsThe U.S. Marine Corps is without a confirmed leader for the first time in a century as Gen. David Berger stepped down as commandant and a Republican senator is blocking confirmation of his successor.
Proposal to end Senate standoff over military promotions and abortion policy goes nowhere
Read full article: Proposal to end Senate standoff over military promotions and abortion policy goes nowhereHopes have been dashed 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.
Alabama senator says Space Command prefers Huntsville for HQ, but command has no comment
Read full article: Alabama senator says Space Command prefers Huntsville for HQ, but command has no commentAlabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville says the top general in charge of U.S. Space Command told him during a meeting Wednesday that Huntsville, not Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the preferred location for its new headquarters.
Sen. Tuberville criticized for remarks on white nationalists: 'I call them Americans'
Read full article: Sen. Tuberville criticized for remarks on white nationalists: 'I call them Americans'Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is facing backlash for remarks he made about white nationalists in an interview about his blockade of military nominees.
McConnell opposes Alabama Republican's blockade of military nominees over Pentagon abortion policy
Read full article: McConnell opposes Alabama Republican's blockade of military nominees over Pentagon abortion policySenate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says he won’t support a fellow GOP senator’s blockade of military nominees, backing Democrats and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin who have said that the holdup is harming national security.
Family of financier of last U.S. slave ship breaks silence
Read full article: Family of financier of last U.S. slave ship breaks silenceDescendants of the Alabama man responsible for illegally bringing 110 African captives to America aboard the last U.S. slave ship have broken generations of public silence.
Tuberville: US has too many 'takers' who don't want to work
Read full article: Tuberville: US has too many 'takers' who don't want to workU.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville said Tuesday that the country has too many “takers” instead of workers and suggested that many in younger generations — including people in their 40s — don’t understand they need to work.
Black leaders rebuke Tuberville stance on reparations, crime
Read full article: Black leaders rebuke Tuberville stance on reparations, crimeAs far as Jeremy 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.
Senator: Dems back reparations for those who 'do the crime'
Read full article: Senator: Dems back reparations for those who 'do the crime'Republican Sen_ Tommy Tuberville is asserting that Democrats support reparations for the descendants of enslaved people because, in his words, “they think the people that do the crime are owed that."
The Latest: Tuberville stands by account of Trump phone call
Read full article: The Latest: Tuberville stands by account of Trump phone callSen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, after the fourth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. AdGoodman has been in the chamber for much of the impeachment trial, in which House Democrats are charging that former President Donald Trump incited the Jan. 6 insurrection. Senators are submitting written questions to the prosecution and the defense in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. But he's made a comeback as one of Donald Trump's lawyers at the former president's impeachment trial. AdHe's getting a chance to make a different impression when he begins to present Trump’s defense on Friday.
The Latest: House managers wrap up 1st full day of arguments
Read full article: The Latest: House managers wrap up 1st full day of arguments(Senate Television via AP)WASHINGTON – The Latest on former President Donald Trump's second Senate impeachment trial (all times local):8:20 p.m.House Democrats have wrapped up their first full day of arguments at the historic second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. The impeachment trial is set to resume at noon Thursday. Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney say they are deeply disturbed by the evidence shown by Democrats against former President Donald Trump at his second impeachment trial. Prosecutors at Trump’s impeachment trial on Wednesday played security footage from inside the Capitol on Jan. 6. ___2:20 p.m.Democrats are arguing that former President Donald Trump “built” the mob that attacked the Capitol.
McConnell, Schumer to lead, but Senate majority uncertain
Read full article: McConnell, Schumer to lead, but Senate majority uncertainSen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., won another term as Republican leader, his office said, cementing his role as the longest-serving GOP leader in U.S. history. But it’s still to be determined whether McConnell will retain his role as majority leader or cede it to Schumer as the final races for the U.S. Senate play out. Republicans brushed back Democratic challengers in several states, but failed to lock down the seats needed to retain their majority. The math has become more challenging for McConnell because the vice president of the party holding the White House casts the tie-breaking vote in the Senate. A Democratic majority in the Senate, the party that also controls the House would give the party a firm grasp on power in Washington.
Senate control hangs in balance with a few races undecided
Read full article: Senate control hangs in balance with a few races undecidedSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks with reporters during a press conference in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. “We’re waiting — whether I’m going to be the majority leader or not,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Wednesday. There already is a Jan. 5 runoff in the state's other Senate race. Securing the Senate majority will be vital for the winner of the presidency. John Hickenlooper defeated GOP Sen. Cory Gardner, and Arizona, where former astronaut Mark Kelly beat Republican incumbent Martha McSally.
Democrats' Senate drive halted by GOP; key races undecided
Read full article: Democrats' Senate drive halted by GOP; key races undecidedSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said President Donald Trump’s campaign helped his GOP allies, but that state election officials were still counting ballots. Key Senate races in North Carolina, Alaska and Georgia remained undecided. Democrats contested seats from New England to the Deep South and the Midwest to the Mountain West, reaching deep into GOP strongholds. North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis has struggled against Democrat Cal Cunningham, despite the married challenger’s sexting scandal with a public relations strategist. GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler will face Democrat Raphael Warnock, a Black pastor at the church where the Rev.
Senate Latest: Kelly win gives Arizona 2 Democratic senators
Read full article: Senate Latest: Kelly win gives Arizona 2 Democratic senatorsThe former astronaut defeated Republican Sen. Martha McSally, who was appointed to the seat after McCain’s death in 2018. Daines’ first election in 2014 broke a Democratic lock on the Senate seat that had lasted more than 100 years. The six-term congressman from northern New Mexico defeated Republican Mark Ronchetti, a former television meteorologist, and Libertarian Bob Walsh. Reed cruised to victory over Waters, an investment consultant who mounted earlier unsuccessful campaigns for state Senate and U.S. Senate in Massachusetts. Warner defeated Republican challenger Daniel Gade in a low-key race in which the incumbent had a massive cash advantage.
Democrats losing paths to Senate control as GOP hangs on
Read full article: Democrats losing paths to Senate control as GOP hangs onRepublican Senate candidate Sen. Mitch McConnell, second from right, and his wife, Elaine Chao, right, look on as aides show him the election results in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)WASHINGTON – Hopes fading for Senate control, Democrats had a disappointing election night as Republicans swatted down an onslaught of challengers and fought to retain their fragile majority. Democrats contested seats from New England to the Deep South and the Midwest to the Mountain West, reaching deep into GOP strongholds. The Democrats' gains were in Colorado and Arizona, where former astronaut Mark Kelly beat GOP incumbent Martha McSally. Republican Cynthia Lummis, the former congresswoman from Wyoming, won the Senate seat being vacated by Republican Mike Enzi.
GOP’s Tuberville defeats US Sen. Jones, flips Alabama seat
Read full article: GOP’s Tuberville defeats US Sen. Jones, flips Alabama seatJones ran an ad showing Tuberville using the phrase to respond to student hecklers after leaving a coaching job. Three years ago, Jones became the first Alabama Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate in a quarter-century. Although he was denied a full term in the Senate, Jones said there was important work to continue. Tuberville’s victory party was held in a hotel ballroom not far from the Alabama Capitol. Jones’ party was at an outside space in Birmingham where most people wore masks.
GOP tries to save its Senate majority, with or without Trump
Read full article: GOP tries to save its Senate majority, with or without TrumpRepublican senators are fighting to save their majority against an onslaught of challengers in states once off limits to Democrats that are now hotbeds of the backlash to President Donald Trump and his allies on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans are fighting to save their majority, a final election push against the onslaught of challengers in states once off limits to Democrats but now hotbeds of a potential backlash to President Donald Trump and his allies on Capitol Hill. With it, a reelected Trump could confirm his nominees and ensure a backstop against legislation from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. With the chamber now split, 53-47, three or four seats will determine Senate control, depending on which party wins the White House. Swooping in to fill the gap for Republicans is the Senate Leadership Fund, tapping deep-pocketed donors.
Jones fights for survival in Alabama as Tuberville coasts
Read full article: Jones fights for survival in Alabama as Tuberville coastsJones has been on a campaign blitz while Tuberville has adopted a strategy akin to running out the clock. Tuberville has announced fewer public campaign events, concentrated media appearances on conservative talk radio and has refused to debate Jones. Trump is expected to easily carry the state again, meaning Jones would have to win over some Trump voters. There are some discouraging signs for Jones, including that national Democratic groups haven't reported significant spending in Alabama, according to finance reports. But if Jones does win, McCrary said it would cement the possibility that Democrats can win in areas once thought impossible.
Sen Jones of Alabama calls rival Tuberville 'Coach Clueless'
Read full article: Sen Jones of Alabama calls rival Tuberville 'Coach Clueless'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. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Democratic Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama called Republican challenger Tommy Tuberville “Coach Clueless” on Friday, stepping up attacks on the former college football coach for his recent comments about the coronavirus. Tuberville, a former college football coach, told FOX10 said he didn’t see the report. “And Doug Jones should have recognized that simple fact,” Tuberville campaign manager Paul Shashy wrote in an email. You don’t downplay those things that you know put people’s lives and their livelihoods in jeopardy,” Jones said.
Surging Democrats expand Senate targets to GOP states
Read full article: Surging Democrats expand Senate targets to GOP statesDemocrats have at least a punchers chance of grabbing Republican-held seats in four states Trump won by double digits: Alaska, Kansas, Kentucky and South Carolina. They argue that Trump's name on the ballot will give Senate candidates in Republican states a major edge and say they're spending there because Democrats are raising sums that can't be ignored. An expensive battle is brewing over Ernst's Iowa seat, with outside Democratic and GOP groups each planning to spend over $20 million. Kelly has a solid chance of defeating GOP Sen. Martha McSally while Harrison is waging an unlikely drive to oust Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally. Republicans are eyeing Alaska, where GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan's likely opponent is Al Gross, an independent with Democratic support.
Alabama Senate race sets up to be contentious slugfest
Read full article: Alabama Senate race sets up to be contentious slugfestTuberville has never held public office but cast himself as a better match with Alabama voters in his victory speech. What Doug really means is one liberal Alabama, Tuberville said on election night. I think Tuberville is probably a two touchdown favorite, Mowery said. Although Trump is expected to win Alabama easily, his margin in November might be less than in 2016, McCrary said. ... Its going to be a battle, but we are going to win the war," Alabama Republican Party chair Terry Lathan said.
In defeat, Sessions still says Trump right for the nation
Read full article: In defeat, Sessions still says Trump right for the nationBut Sessions took special care when discussing the matter that dominated and ultimately doomed his comeback attempt. Sessions was the first sitting senator to endorse Trump in the 2016 primary campaign, but even that didnt necessarily mean Trump had the approval of a heavyweight. Sessions, once Alabama attorney general and a U.S. attorney under President Ronald Reagan, had been elected to the Senate in 1996. Yet in Trump, Sessions finally found his vessel. And despite all the brow beating, Sessions said Trump and those issues remain the right path for the GOP and the country.
Seeking comeback, Sessions faces Tuberville in Alabama race
Read full article: Seeking comeback, Sessions faces Tuberville in Alabama raceSessions faces former Auburn University football Coach Tommy Tuberville in the July 14 Republican runoff. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)MONTGOMERY, Ala. Seeking to reclaim his old Senate seat from Alabama, former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions faces former college football coach Tommy Tuberville a political newcomer endorsed by President Donald Trump. Trump casts a long shadow over the Alabama race, backing Tuberville after turning decisively against his former Cabinet member. We dont want him back in Washington. Sessions responded quickly: My honor and integrity are far more important than these juvenile insults. He may be endorsing Tommy Tuberville today, but then they can have a falling out, McDade said.
Sessions vies for Senate comeback in race shadowed by Trump
Read full article: Sessions vies for Senate comeback in race shadowed by TrumpDo not trust Jeff Sessions, Trump tweeted this spring. Do not trust Jeff Sessions, Trump tweeted this spring. He let our Country down.Sessions safely held the Senate seat for 20 years before resigning to lead Trump's Justice Department. Their alliance solidified as Trump adopted the hard-line immigration proposals that Sessions had championed for years in the Senate. Sessions once held the Senate seat so securely he didnt even draw a challenger.