Senate is set to confirm 3 military nominees but GOP senator still blocking hundreds of others

21-9-2023 Politics Washington Times - Politics 32

The Senate is poised to confirm a new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Wednesday as Democrats try to maneuver around holds placed on hundreds of nominations by Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville over the Pentagon's abortion policy.

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