A Senate committee voted for a temporary rule change that would allow the upper chamber to start confirming large groups of military promotions, even if Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville keeps trying to block them.
Gen. Eric Smith, the new Marine Corps commandant, said his “recovery is going well” in his first public remarks about his health since suffering a heart attack 10 days ago.
A Senate committee is planning a hearing next week to consider a move to end Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s one-man blockade on military promotions, which has been going since February and is now stalling more than 450 nominations.
The Marine Corps confirmed for the first time that Gen. Eric Smith suffered a heart attack near his home in Washington and said the Commandant is making “excellent progress.”