Senate confirms first female Navy chief, 2 others, plots to bust Tuberville blockade

Frustration is reaching a bipartisan boil as Sen. Tommy Tuberville's blanket hold on military promotion enters its ninth month

Signs urging Sen. Tommy Tuberville to drop his military promotions hold
Signs urging Sen. Tommy Tuberville to drop his military promotions hold
(Image credit: Drew Angerer / Getty Images)

The Senate on Thursday worked around Sen. Tommy Tuberville's (R-Ala.) blanket blockade of high-level military promotions to confirm three top officers, including the first woman elevated to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Bipartisan frustration is publicly surfacing over Tuberville's monthslong hold, which is leaving another 376 admirals and generals in the lurch and key military positions vacant. 

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.