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

Tommy Tuberville blocked key military promotions over a policy dispute. The logjam has finally ended, but it left military families feeling unfairly treated, and vulnerable to Washington politics. Just hours after Sen.

But while Tuberville’s announcement clears the way for about 400 appointments, published reports said that Tuberville would continue to block the promotions of 10 four-star generals and admirals. Within hours of Tuberville’s decision,

The Senate approved hundreds of military promotions late Tuesday after Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville dropped his opposition despite no changes to the Pentagon's policy on abortion access for service members.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville signed on to a bill that would grant back pay to the military officers whose promotions he held up for 10 months. Alabama’s senior senator, who put holds on hundreds of officers over Defense Department policies on abortion,