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07-24-2023, 01:40 PM
For the past few months, a single senator — Tommy Tuberville — has blocked hundreds of promotions in the U.S. military.
Karoun Demirjian, a congressional correspondent for The Times, explains what’s behind the senator’s blockade, and why military leaders say it’s becoming a threat to national security.
Guest: Karoun Demirjian (https://www.nytimes.com/by/karoun-demirjian), a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
Tuberville’s bid to reverse a Pentagon policy ensuring abortion access for service members has delayed the smooth transfer of power (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/us/politics/tuberville-abortion-joint-chiefs.html) at the highest echelons of the armed forces.
Here’s David Firestone of Times Opinion on Tuberville’s blockade. (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/21/opinion/senate-nomination-holds.html?searchResultPosition=3)
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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Karoun Demirjian, a congressional correspondent for The Times, explains what’s behind the senator’s blockade, and why military leaders say it’s becoming a threat to national security.
Guest: Karoun Demirjian (https://www.nytimes.com/by/karoun-demirjian), a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.
Background reading:
Tuberville’s bid to reverse a Pentagon policy ensuring abortion access for service members has delayed the smooth transfer of power (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/10/us/politics/tuberville-abortion-joint-chiefs.html) at the highest echelons of the armed forces.
Here’s David Firestone of Times Opinion on Tuberville’s blockade. (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/21/opinion/senate-nomination-holds.html?searchResultPosition=3)
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)