Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday slammed a GOP senate colleague who has single-handedly blocked military promotions. McConnell said he agrees with the politics behind Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold on the promotions of some 250 senior officers, but assailed the Alabama Republican's tactics. McConnell’s comment follows a statement from President Joe Biden on Tuesday criticizing Tuberville over the military …
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WASHINGTON — Hopes were dashed Monday 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. A proposal to hold a Senate debate over Pentagon abortion policies as part of the annual defense …
