Senate confirms remaining military promotions as Congress heads home for holidays

On Tuesday night, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) received unanimous consent to confirm the promotions of 11 four-star generals and admirals in the final swath of military confirmations on hold by U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville in protest of a Biden administration military abortion travel policy. Tuberville (R-Auburn) stridently opposed the Pentagon’s policy of reimbursing servicemembers and their dependents for travel expenses to get abortion services out of state — particularly when they’re located in a state like Alabama that maintains one of the most pro-life set of laws in th