#Tuberville speaks with Biden defense chief amid hold on military confirmations

#Tuberville speaks with Biden defense chief amid hold on military confirmations

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) spoke with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday as he continues his months-long hold on hundreds of military nominations, the Pentagon confirmed. At Austin’s request, the two spoke briefly to “discuss the unprecedented blanket hold the senator has placed on hundreds of general officer and flag officer nominees at the Department of Defense,”…

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#Biden blasts Tuberville’s ‘ridiculous’ Pentagon hold over abortion policy

#Biden blasts Tuberville’s ‘ridiculous’ Pentagon hold over abortion policy

President Biden on Thursday lambasted Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) months-long hold on hundreds of U.S. military promotions over the Pentagon’s abortion policy, calling it a “bizarre” position that is “jeopardizing U.S. security.”  Speaking at a joint news conference with the Finnish president in Helsinki, Biden was asked whether he would be willing to speak with Tuberville about the…

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#Democrats demand GOP turn over info on indicted think-tank leader, ‘patient zero’ of Biden probes

#Democrats demand GOP turn over info on indicted think-tank leader, ‘patient zero’ of Biden probes

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are asking the GOP to turn over information detailing its interactions with Gal Luft, a recently charged think tank leader who called himself “patient zero of the Biden family investigation.” Luft was indicted Monday on numerous serious charges, including failing to register as a foreign agent when recruiting and…

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#The Hill’s Morning Report — Frustrated Zelensky rips NATO: ‘Absurd’

#The Hill’s Morning Report — Frustrated Zelensky rips NATO: ‘Absurd’

To a frustrated President Volodymyr Zelensky, NATO’s reticence on Tuesday to concretely welcome Ukraine into the Western alliance was “absurd” — that is, a missed opportunity to fortify his country in a language Russia understands. “Uncertainty is weakness,” Zelensky tweeted.  To President Biden, NATO’s approach to Ukraine in a carefully worded statement with no date…

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#Democratic jitters grow over Cornel West’s third-party bid

#Democratic jitters grow over Cornel West’s third-party bid

Cornel West’s third-party presidential campaign is stirring up unpleasant flashbacks to 2016 for members of the Democratic Party, some of whom are starting to grow anxious about the effect it could have on President Biden’s reelection. West, a philosopher, Ivy League academic and leftist, recently announced he is newly registered with the Green Party as…

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