#Republicans push Schumer to vote on top generals amid Tuberville hold

#Republicans push Schumer to vote on top generals amid Tuberville hold

Senate Republicans are pressuring Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to vote on some of President Biden’s top military nominations amid Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Al.) hold, which is blocking Senate leadership from moving nominations and promotions in expedited package votes. GOP senators pushed for targeted voted during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday…

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#Our military is being held as political hostages

#Our military is being held as political hostages

Imagine this: One person wielding arbitrary power over 1.5 million military family members. But surprise, it’s not the president — it’s Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville. His move to block more than 250 officer promotions not only robs the military of valuable talent, it’s left two military branches leaderless: the Marines, without an official chief for…

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#Tracking America’s freefall down the rabbit hole of mad politics

#Tracking America’s freefall down the rabbit hole of mad politics

“We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” The Cheshire Cat, “Alice in Wonderland” If anyone thought otherwise, American politics has long since crashed through Alice’s looking glass into Wonderland. The Cheshire Cat is right. “We’re all mad here.” How else can the current political madness be explained? Miles of newsprint and gallons of ink have failed…

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#The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump, advisers charged with Georgia election scheme 

#The Hill’s Morning Report — Trump, advisers charged with Georgia election scheme 

Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter Former President Trump on Monday was…

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#Alarm grows as Ukraine’s counteroffensive falters

#Alarm grows as Ukraine’s counteroffensive falters

There is growing alarm about the pace and prospects of Ukraine’s counteroffensive, with few signs of progress in recent weeks and Russian lines holding strong.  Those concerns picked up steam in the past week after Ukraine launched a second push in the southern Zaporizhzhia region and has still come up mostly empty in the eyes…

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#Alabama readies for battle over Space Command HQ

#Alabama readies for battle over Space Command HQ

Alabama’s congressional delegation is fuming after President Biden nixed the relocation of U.S. Space Command headquarters to their state and have warned the fight is far from over. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, launched an investigation this week into the motives behind the decision after publicly alleging Biden’s…

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