Sen. Tommy Tuberville lifted his monthslong chokehold on the Senate’s military confirmation process, allowing hundreds of promotions to move forward.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) announced Tuesday that he would drop his 10-month hold on military promotions for those being promoted to three stars and below. Tuberville, who has held up en bloc voting on military promotions over the Pentagon policy for abortion,

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) is backing down on his hundreds of military holds in the Senate, he announced on Tuesday.

Tuberville announced he was dropping his procedural hold on military confirmations on all but those nominated to be four-star generals and admirals.

Tuberville said he will continue to block the promotion of all senior military positions that are four stars or higher.

The Alabama Republican appeared to be eyeing a handful of off-ramps in recent days. But he ultimately gained no concessions for the monthslong holds.

In the end, this was all pointless,’ President Joe Biden said of Tuberville’s holds that ‘needlessly hurt hundreds of servicemembers and military families’

Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama says he is ending his blockade of hundreds of military promotions, clearing the way for hundreds to be approved

Most of the afftected 450 military officers finally get promotions, after Alabama senator gives up on promotions blockade over abortion policy.

The Senate in a single stroke has approved about 425 military promotions after Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama ended a monthlong blockade of nominations over a Pentagon abortion policy