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    Tuberville’s blockade of promotions is over. Military trust gap lingers.

    by Anna Mulrine Grobe Dec 06, 2023 3 minutes

    Just hours after Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) of Alabama agreed to lift his months-long hold on U.S. military promotions for admirals and generals Tuesday, the Senate confirmed more than 400 of them by voice vote.

    The hold had been in place since last February – the Republican senator’s personal protest against a Pentagon policy on access to abortion. Roughly a dozen four-star officers still await confirmations, which appear likely to move forward by individual Senate

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