Republican senators angrily challenged Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) on his blockade of almost 400 military officers, taking over the Senate floor for hours to call for individual confirmation votes after a monthslong stalemate.
The U.S. House has passed a defense bill that provides an expected 5.2% pay raise for service members but blocks abortion coverage, diversity initiatives at the Pentagon and transgender care.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) have reached out to college sports leaders for ideas on how to regulate the way college athletes are compensated for their names, images and likenesses.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) says he will vote “no” on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
