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Tommy Tuberville misses Ukraine aid vote after railing against it
The Alabama Republican described Ukraine as a "black hole" in a more than 9 minute floor speech. He…
Bryan Metzger
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Tommy Tuberville finally caves and lifts hold on most military promotions
The former college football coach has singlehandedly blocked hundreds of service members from getti…
Madison Hall
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Coach Tommy Tuberville routed in a 0-436 loss after the senator failed to prevent a single military promotion
The Senate has now confirmed every single military promotion previously held up by Sen. Tommy Tuber…
Madison Hall
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Republicans clash for hours on the Senate floor as tempers flare over Sen. Tommy Tuberville's blockade of military promotions
GOP Sens. Dan Sullivan and Joni Ernst held the floor for more than 4 hours as they forced Tubervill…
Brent D. Griffiths
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A marine general collapsed after complaining of unsustainable work, as Tommy Tuberville blocks new military appointments
General Eric Smith collapsed on Sunday weeks after complaining of unsustainable work, and as Senato…
Thibault Spirlet
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Senate moves forward with plans to promote 3 generals and circumvent Tommy Tuberville's ongoing blockade
The Senate normally promotes military officers en masse via the unanimous consent process, but Tube…
Madison Hall
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville is worth at least $4.5 million, according to his financial disclosures
After a 36-year college football coaching career including a high-profile stint at Auburn, Sen. Tom…
Madison Hall
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As war breaks out in Israel, Sen. Tommy Tuberville still refuses to lift his ongoing block on military promotions
Tuberville's block stems from the Pentagon reimbursing service members for abortion services.
Madison Hall
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville argues the Navy is 'too woke' because 'people are doing poems on aircraft carriers'
The Alabama Republican and former college football coach is refusing to relent on his controversial…
Brent D. Griffiths,Christophe…
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GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville shrugs off blame for top Marine's heart attack, comparing the general's heavy workload to his time coaching football
"This guy is going to work 18-20 hours a day no matter what. That's what we do. I did that for year…
Chris Panella
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MSNBC host and ex-GOP congressman Joe Scarborough blasts Tommy Tuberville over his monthslong blockade on senior military promotions: 'Hey Tommy, you're not coaching football anymore'
Tuberville's blockade has prevented the confirmation of leaders for the Army, Navy, and Marine Corp…
John L. Dorman
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After preventing more than 300 military promotions, Sen. Tommy Tuberville has picked one select officer he wants to promote
Tuberville told fellow GOP senators on Tuesday that he intended to try and force a vote to appoint …
Madison Hall
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The secretary of the Navy said Sen. Tommy Tuberville is playing 'Russian roulette with the very lives of our service members' by stopping military confirmations
Since March, GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville has blocked more than 300 military promotions.
Madison Hall
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville doubles down after blocking hundreds of military promotions: 'I don't care if they promote anybody'
The Pentagon allowed service members to get reimbursed for leaving the state to access abortion car…
Madison Hall
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Senate Republicans can now stop Tuberville's military blockade — if they want to
After a committee vote on Tuesday, there's now an opportunity to circumvent Tuberville's block, but…
Madison Hall
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Alabama senator Tommy Tuberville refused to define white nationalists as racist: 'Well, that's your opinion,' he told CNN host.
While insisting he's "totally against" racism, Sen. Tommy Tuberville refused to condemn white natio…
Mia Jankowicz
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Tommy Tuberville moves the goalposts on his military blockade, signaling he's tired of running defense for his unprecedented move
The Alabama Republican and former football coach signals he's ready to end his blanket efforts.
Brent D. Griffiths
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville is still earning royalties from 'The Blind Side' as tensions flare over the truthfulness of the story 14 years after the movie's release
In the movie, Tuberville briefly plays the role of himself as he tries to recruit Michael Oher to c…
Madison Hall
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a former college football coach with no military experience himself, said 'There is nobody more military than me'
The senator is currently blocking hundreds of high-ranking military officials from receiving promot…
Madison Hall
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville voted against a bill that just gave his state $1.4 billion for rural broadband. He's celebrating it anyway.
Tuberville joined most Republicans in voting against the bipartisan infrastructure law in 2021, des…