Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on Tuesday blocked 184 military promotions requested by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) due to his objections to the Pentagon’s new abortion policy. The Republican senator from Alabama has for months put a hold on all civilian nominations and military promotions of general and flag officers until the Department of Defense (DOD) rescinds…

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) is not budging, saying on the evening of March 26 that he will continue to block Biden administration military promotions unless the Pentagon ends its policy on reimbursement for abortion services.  Tuberville remains steadfast in his position, even as members of his own party have joined with Democrats to voice their…

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) plans to introduce a bill that would require Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to improve border security and allow state attorneys general to sue his department if it fails to do so. Tuberville’s office confirmed to The Epoch Times on March 8 that the lawmaker would be introducing the measure, called the…

Former acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) spoke at the Conservative Political Action Committee’s 2023 conference on March 2, discussing their origin stories, education, and progressive ideology. The pair started by talking about their shared history in football due to Whitaker’s history as a player and Tuberville’s former coaching position….

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said he will place a hold on civilian and military Defense Department nominees that come before the Senate in response to the department’s “radical” new policy to provide transportation and paid leave for service members seeking abortions. “The Secretary of Defense is following through with his radical plan to…

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said he will place a hold on civilian and military Defense Department nominees that come before the Senate in response to the department’s “radical” new policy to provide transportation and paid leave for service members seeking abortions. “The Secretary of Defense is following through with his radical plan to…

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) announced on June 2 that President Joe Biden’s four nominees to serve on the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) confirmed in writing their belief that Americans should not invest in Chinese firms or those of any other country that threatens U.S. national security. “We agree that it is unfitting for…

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) announced on June 2 that President Joe Biden’s four nominees to serve on the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) confirmed in writing their belief that Americans shouldn’t invest in Chinese firms or those of any other country that threatens U.S. national security. “We agree that it is unfitting for Americans…

Republicans are sounding the alarm over a proposal tucked inside the Democrats’ 2,500-page $3.5 trillion Build Back Better Act that would expand the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and allow the agency to have access to any bank transaction of $600 or more. The proposal would give the IRS further access to anyone’s financial information, which Republicans say…