"Senate Grapples with Tuberville's Military Holds: Searching for a Solution"

The Senate is seeking a way to end the months-long hold on hundreds of Pentagon nominees by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), who is blocking 448 nominations in protest of a Defense Department policy on abortion. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) has offered a resolution to change Senate procedure and allow the nominees to move as a bloc, but it is viewed as an emergency option. Republicans are growing increasingly disillusioned with the holds, which are impacting military readiness, and are exploring ways to end them.