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☆ Dianne Feinstein initially said she gave her daughter 'no permission to do anything' before calling a reporter back to clarify that she had given her daughter power of attorney
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Feinstein affirmed statements about her daughter's power of attorney while speaking with a reporter. But earlier in the day, she told the reporter her daughter had "no permission to do anything." In August, it was reported that Sen. Dianne Feinstein had given power of attorney to her daughter, former San Francisco Superior Court judge Katherine Feinstein. Then, in a phone call the same day, she attempted to clarify her earlier statements about Katherine Feinstein's role in aiding her legal issues. It has nothing to do with the Senate or, frankly, anything else," the senator told The Chronicle.

Persons: Feinstein, Sen, Dianne Feinstein, Katherine Feinstein, Katherine Feinstein's, I've, Richard Blum Organizations: Service, California Democrat, Capitol, San Francisco Superior, San Francisco Chronicle, Chronicle, Senate Locations: Wall, Silicon, California, Washington

The mission for the Ukrainian unit was to take a single house, in a village that is only a speck on the map but was serving as a stronghold for Russian soldiers. Finally, one day last month, the order came to move. Driving out or killing the remaining Russians, they secured the house as night fell, posting guards and reviewing the day’s tactics to see how they might improve. In the morning, the new order came: Take another house. But the engine driving the effort are hundreds of small-scale assault groups, often just eight to 10 soldiers, each tasked with attacking a single trench, tree line or house.

Persons: speck, Andriy Locations: Urozhaine, Ukraine

☆ Stock Market’s August Losses Snap Monthslong Winning Streak
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( David Uberti | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years in January 6 case
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Joe Biggs was convicted by a Washington, DC jury of several charges including seditious conspiracy for attempting to forcibly prevent the peaceful transfer of power from then-President Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 election. “People around the world would give anything for these rights.”But January 6, 2021, Kelly said, “broke our tradition of the peaceful transferring of power” in the United States. The hefty sentence is the second longest sentence handed down for a defendant convicted as part of the Capitol attack. Oath Keeper leader and founder Stewart Rhodes has received the longest sentence of 18 years in prison. Four of the defendants, Biggs, Tarrio, Nordean and Rehl, were convicted of seditious conspiracy, while Pezzola was acquitted of that charge.

Persons: Joe Biggs, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Timothy Kelly, Kelly, “, ”, Prosecutors, Biggs, –, Stewart Rhodes, Ethan Nordean, Zachary Rehl, Enrique Tarrio –, Nordean, Rehl, Dominic Pezzola –, Tarrio, Pezzola, ” Biggs, Jason McCullough, ” McCullough Organizations: CNN, Capitol, The Locations: Washington, ”, United States

☆ Dutch E-Bike Brand VanMoof Bought Out of Bankruptcy by Scooter Maker
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Claire Moses | More About Claire Moses | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

VanMoof, the Dutch e-bike maker that gained a zealous following but declared bankruptcy last month, has been acquired by Lavoie, an upscale electric scooter company, the firms announced on Thursday. Riders of the expensive and technologically advanced VanMoof bikes were left in limbo by the company’s bankruptcy, because the machines are built from proprietary parts that only the company made and many of the bikes’ functions are linked to a smartphone app that runs on the company’s servers. Despite the buzz around the brand, VanMoof had run into financial problems that led to a production backlog and monthslong waits for sales and repairs. But riders will not be completely out of limbo under the new ownership. “What they can’t expect in the first couple of weeks is definitive answers to the problems,” said Nick Fry, the chairman of McLaren Applied, the British motorsports technology company that owns Lavoie.

Persons: Lavoie, VanMoof, ”, Nick Fry, Fry Organizations: Riders, McLaren

☆ What Fani Willis Got Wrong in Her Trump Indictment - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Andrew Fleischman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Typically, people are allowed to petition the government to do things, even unconstitutional things. That a court might, down the line, find those things to be unconstitutional seems like a dangerous basis to criminalize that petitioning. But the Supreme Court also specifically said that this protection vanishes when lying for material gain, or to the government. All Mr. Giuliani can do is show the court what evidence supported those statements. And what’s more, Mr. Giuliani recently admitted in a civil filing that his claims against two Fulton County election workers had been false.

Persons: There’s, Trump, Alvarez, Rudy Giuliani, Mr, Giuliani Organizations: United Locations: United States, Fulton

☆ No. 2 U.S. House Republican Scalise diagnosed with blood cancer
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. House Majority leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) speaks during a press conference following a Republican conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republican leader Steve Scalise said on Tuesday he has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a common form of blood cancer. 2-ranking Republican in the House, was injured in a shooting in 2017, when a gunman attacked lawmakers practicing for an annual charity baseball game. Scalise underwent several surgeries to repair internal organs and broken bones following the assault. U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin, a Democrat, said in December that he had been diagnosed with a form of lymphoma.

Persons: Steve Scalise, Evelyn Hockstein, Scalise, Jamie Raskin, Raskin, Jasper Ward, Makini Brice, Rami Ayyub, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Republican, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, . House, U.S, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Louisiana

☆ Iran Releases Four Americans From Evin Prison
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Vivian Salama | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

American Siamak Namazi in an undated photo released in February 2016. He was arrested while on a business trip to Iran in 2015. Photo: handout/ReutersWASHINGTON—Iran released four jailed Americans and placed them under house arrest on Thursday with the intention of allowing them to travel to the U.S. in the coming weeks, following a monthslong diplomatic push by the Biden administration, the White House and an attorney for the families said.

Persons: Biden Organizations: White Locations: Iran, WASHINGTON — Iran

☆ Russian tech billionaire breaks silence, says he's horrified by Putin's 'barbaric' war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A cofounder of Russian internet company Yandex has come out against his country's war in Ukraine. Arkady Volozh, a billionaire who now resides in Israel, had refrained from public criticism. Few Russians of such elite economic status have openly come out against the Ukraine War. In particular, the EU accused Volozh's company of promoting Russian state narratives in its search results, according to the BBC. In a statement on Thursday, Volozh said he is personally "horrified" by Russia's war in Ukraine and the plight of Ukrainians "whose houses are being bombed every day," the Financial Times reported.

Persons: Yandex, Arkady Volozh, Volozh's, Volozh, Vladimir Putin, Pavel Durov, — Organizations: Russian, Service, European Union, BBC, Financial Times, Dubai — Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Wall, Silicon, Russian, EU, Dubai

☆ New York State to Debut First Cybersecurity Strategy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( James Rundle | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

The state of New York will debut its first cybersecurity strategy, including plans to modernize government networks, provide digital defenses at the county level and regulate critical infrastructure. In addition, the state plans to focus on developing its cybersecurity workforce and educating New York residents and companies about cybersecurity. In March, the White House published the National Cybersecurity Strategy, which touches on several of the themes in New York’s own document. The U.S. Office of the National Cyber Director coordinated with the New York state government during the drafting process, said acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden. Kemba Walden, acting National Cyber Director Photo: U.S. OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL CYBER DIRECTOR“Certainly we appreciate points of alignment, where appropriate, between state cyber strategies and the National Cybersecurity Strategy.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Kathryn Garcia, Lev Radin, ”, Garcia, Colin Ahern, Kemba Walden, ” Walden, ” Garcia, James Rundle Organizations: state’s, of Homeland Security, Emergency Services, New York, cybersecurity, Aging, U.S . Office, National Cyber, New, New York State Department of Financial Services, New York State Intelligence Center, Joint Security Operations Center Locations: New York, Suffolk County, Iowa, Michigan, West Virginia, New York’s Suffolk County, New, New York City, Albany, Telecommuting, Brooklyn, Albany , Rochester, Syracuse, Albany , New York City, Yonkers, james.rundle

☆ New York State Debuts First Cybersecurity Strategy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( James Rundle | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

The state of New York debuted its first cybersecurity strategy, including plans to modernize government networks, provide digital defenses at the county level and regulate critical infrastructure. In addition, the state plans to focus on developing its cybersecurity workforce and educating New York residents and companies about cybersecurity. In March, the White House published the National Cybersecurity Strategy, which touches on several of the themes in New York’s own document. The U.S. Office of the National Cyber Director coordinated with the New York state government during the drafting process, said acting National Cyber Director Kemba Walden. Photo: U.S. OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL CYBER DIRECTOR“Certainly we appreciate points of alignment, where appropriate, between state cyber strategies and the National Cybersecurity Strategy.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Kathryn Garcia, Lev Radin, ”, Garcia, Colin Ahern, Kemba Walden, ” Walden, ” Garcia, James Rundle Organizations: New York, state’s, of Homeland Security, Emergency Services, cybersecurity, Aging, U.S . Office, National Cyber, New, New York State Department of Financial Services, New York State Intelligence Center, Joint Security Operations Center Locations: New, New York, Suffolk County, Iowa, Michigan, West Virginia, New York’s Suffolk County, New York City, Albany, Telecommuting, Brooklyn, Albany , Rochester, Syracuse, Albany , New York City, Yonkers, james.rundle

☆ Mitch McConnell was heckled with chants of 'retire' at the annual Fancy Farm picnic in Kentucky days after he froze during a Capitol Hill press conference
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mitch McConnell was heckled at the annual Fancy Farm picnic in Kentucky this past weekend. Booing is not unusual at Fancy Farm, but McConnell spoke after a much publicized health scare. The veteran GOP leader has committed to serving in his leadership role through the 2024 elections. And the reception is definitely not unusual at the Fancy Farm picnic, where Democrats and Republicans have their most fervent supporters cheer and boo candidates from opposing parties during the oft-raucous event. But during McConnell's speech at Fancy Farm, he went into attack mode against Democratic Gov.

Persons: Mitch McConnell, McConnell, jeers, Andy Beshear, who's, Daniel Cameron, haven't, Joe Biden —, Sen, Dianne Feinstein —, Biden, Gray Organizations: GOP, Service, Republicans, Republican, Hill, Senate, Democratic Gov, Republican Party, Democratic, Beshear, Bluegrass State, California Democrat Locations: Kentucky, Wall, Silicon, Georgia, Frankfort, …, California, Insider's

CNN —Special counsel Jack Smith unveiled his case alleging that former President Donald Trump broke several laws in his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, with a grand jury indictment returned Tuesday that illustrated the depth and breadth of the federal criminal investigation. Trump, who has derided Smith’s case as a politically motivated “fake indictment,” has been summoned to appear before a magistrate judge on Thursday. Prosecutors put forward several examples of Trump being told by his aides that fraud claims he was promoting were false. The new indictment recounts a conversation between Trump and Meadows, during which Meadows allegedly told Trump that he had observed Georgia election officials were “conducting themselves in an exemplary fashion,” while assuring Trump they would find fraud if it existed. Hours later, Trump tweeted that the election officials were “terrible people” who were trying to cover-up evidence of fraud.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Prosecutors, Trump “, Trump, ”, it’s, ” Trump, Wisconsin –, “, Mike Pence, Department of Homeland Security’s, –, Kenneth Chesebro, Rudy Guiliani –, memorializing, they’re, Pence, Pat Cipollone, Trump’s, Giuliani, ” Pence, Pat Philbin, Philbin, Mark Meadows, Meadows, Tanya Chutkan –, Obama, Smith, he’ll Organizations: CNN, Trump, ”, White, Justice, Republican, Justice Department, Department of Homeland, Infrastructure Security Agency, Prosecutors, AZ, Capitol, CNN Prosecutors, “, Manhattan Locations: United States, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Detroit, Arizona, Cipollone, Trump, Meadows, Georgia, DC, Alabama

For the past two and a half years, Oregon has been trying an unusual experiment to stem soaring rates of addiction and overdose deaths. The aim is to reserve prosecutions for large-scale dealers and address addiction primarily as a public health emergency. But its street population was growing, especially after the anti-police protests that had spread around the country that summer. Since then, Oregon’s overdose rates have only grown. Some politicians and community groups are calling for Measure 110 to be replaced with tough fentanyl possession laws.

Organizations: Oregon voters Locations: Oregon, Portland

Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager of Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald J. Trump’s private club and residence in Florida, appeared in court for the first time on Monday to face charges of conspiring with Mr. Trump to obstruct the government’s monthslong efforts to retrieve highly sensitive national security documents from the former president after he left office. Mr. De Oliveira did not enter a plea at his brief hearing in Federal District Court in Miami. The chief magistrate judge, Edwin G. Torres, released him on a $100,000 personal surety bond, and he was ordered to remain in the Southern District of Florida and to not have contact with any of the witnesses in the case. A slight man with gray hair, Mr. De Oliveira was met outside the courthouse by a throng of television cameras but made no public remarks. The arraignment is expected to be handled by a magistrate judge in Fort Pierce, Shaniek Mills Maynard.

Persons: Carlos De Oliveira, Donald J, Trump, De Oliveira, Edwin G, Torres, Aileen M, Cannon, Shaniek Mills Maynard Organizations: Mar, Federal, Court, Southern District of Locations: Florida, Miami, Southern District, Southern District of Florida, Palm Beach, Fla, Fort Pierce

☆ Gas prices just saw their biggest one-day increase in a year
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —The monthslong calm in gas prices is over. However, gas prices are much lower today than they were last summer, when they spiked above $5 a gallon. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesAs recently as July 4, gas prices had experienced a nearly unprecedented year-over-year decline. The unwelcome shift higher in pump prices follows a jump in oil prices, which have climbed to three-month highs as part of a broader rally in commodities. Cooling inflation, driven in part by easing gas prices, has raised hopes that the United States can avoid a recession.

Persons: ”, Andy Lipow, David Paul Morris, Lipow, ” Lipow Organizations: New, New York CNN, AAA, CNN, Lipow Oil Associates, Bloomberg, Getty, Federal Reserve, OPEC Locations: New York, Ukraine, United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia, OPEC, Europe

Washington CNN —Special counsel Jack Smith’s office has asked former US officials about a February 2020 Oval Office meeting where then-President Donald Trump praised improvements to the security of US elections, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. Those details offer a stark contrast to the voter-fraud conspiracy theories Trump began spreading publicly just weeks later and continued to use to question the 2020 election results. Investigators seemed particularly interested in understanding Trump’s mindset about election security before he embarked on a monthslong campaign to cast doubt on elections, the source added. After losing the 2020 election, Trump repeatedly made false claims that contradicted what he was told at the White House briefing about the security of voting systems. The briefing grew tense when the topic turned to Moscow’s preference for Trump over Joe Biden in the 2020 election, the sources said.

Persons: Jack Smith’s, Donald Trump, Trump, Zach Gibson, Elie Honig, “, ” Honig, Jack Smith, ”, Claire Woodall, Scott Olson, Chris Krebs, Trump’s, Joe Biden, National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, Drew Angerer, Maguire Organizations: Washington CNN, White House, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, CNN, Trump, Oval, Bloomberg, Getty, White, DHS, National Intelligence, Capitol Locations: Washington , DC, Venezuela, Italy, Milwaukee, Trump

On a day of turbulence in the streets and in the halls of power alike, Israeli lawmakers on Monday enacted a major change in law to weaken the judiciary, capping a monthslong campaign by the right-wing governing coalition that is pitting Israelis against one another with rare ferocity. Throngs of protesters outside the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament, and opposition lawmakers inside shouted that the change was a grievous blow to the rule of law, to the rights of citizens and to democracy itself. Coalition members countered that it was the judiciary that posed a threat to democracy, and said that they planned to take further steps to curb it. The measure strips Israel’s Supreme Court of the power to overturn government actions and appointments it deems “unreasonable,” a practice that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing governing coalition says has effectively given the court veto power over the will of the majority. Still on the coalition’s agenda are plans to give the government more power over the selection of Supreme Court justices, among other changes.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu’s Organizations: Coalition Locations: Israel

☆ Leading AI companies commit to outside testing of AI systems and other safety commitments
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Jeremy Diamond | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Microsoft, Google and other leading artificial intelligence companies committed Friday to put new AI systems through outside testing before they are publicly released and to clearly label AI-generated content, the White House announced. President Joe Biden will meet with top executives from all seven companies at the White House on Friday. The White House also sought input from non-industry AI safety and ethics experts. In the meantime, White House officials say the companies will “immediately” begin implementing the voluntary commitments and hope other companies sign on in the future. And they may choose – and we would welcome them choosing – joining these commitments,” a White House official said.

Persons: Joe Biden, ”, Bruce Reed, we’ve, Reed, “, James Steyer, –, ” Reed, Biden, Kamala Harris, readying Organizations: CNN, Microsoft, Google, White House, White, House, Media, Capitol Locations: cybersecurity

☆ Women’s World Cup Begins With Host Nations in Opening Games
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Andrew Das | The New York Times | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

He moved through the building site, discharging the firearm as he went. Clearly, with the FIFA World Cup kicking off this evening, there are a lot of eyes on Auckland. Image Members of the Philippines Women’s World Cup team in Auckland on Thursday. New Zealand’s prime minister, Chris Hipkins, said the Women’s World Cup would proceed as planned. Even before then, gun ownership was relatively rare in New Zealand, and gun violence is considered unusual.

Persons: Chris Hipkins, Andrew Coster, Coster, ”, David Rowland, Abbie Parr, ” Mr, Hipkins, cordoning, Saeed Khan, Lise Klaveness, ” Halvor Lea, Maren Mjelde, Jacinda Ardern, Juliet Macur, Andrew Das, Yan Zhuang, Tariq Panja Organizations: Armed Offenders Squad, FIFA, New Zealand Herald, Police, ., Eden, United States, Vietnam, Norway, New Zealand Police, Associated Press, New Zealand, Agence France, Norway women’s Locations: New Zealand, Auckland, Queen, Auckland , New Zealand, Norway, Auckland’s, U.S, Australia, Ireland, Philippines, ”, Norwegian, Christchurch, North, Raurimu, Aramoana, Sydney

☆ How the Hollywood Strikes Could Affect Fall Festivals and Oscar Season
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Kyle Buchanan | More About Kyle Buchanan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

With summer movie season at its midpoint, Hollywood typically begins to turn its gaze toward the fall, when a trio of major film festivals acts as the unofficial kickoff to Oscar season. That’s because SAG-AFTRA is prohibiting members from promoting any film while the strike is on, an across-the-board ban that includes interviews, photo calls and red-carpet duties. Without those appearances, festivals will be sapped of the star power that is invaluable to raising a film’s profile. The first event that will probably be affected is the Venice Film Festival, which begins its 80th edition on Aug. 30 with the premiere of the sexy tennis comedy “Challengers,” starring Zendaya. Venice has lately rivaled Cannes for glamour and headlines, so the loss of famous actors would be a big blow.

Persons: ”, Zendaya, Brendan Fraser, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Florence Pugh Organizations: SAG, Writers Guild of America, Cannes Film, Venice Film Locations: Hollywood, Venice, Telluride, Colo, Toronto, Cannes

The National Archives and Records Administration is devoted to preserving the priceless records of the United States, including the handwritten parchment from President George Washington’s era to 20th-century typewritten documents and modern electronic files. More than a million schoolchildren and adults each year come to the National Archives to view the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, while historians and other academics visit its reading rooms to pore over its broader holdings, including an estimated 13.5 billion pieces of paper, 40 million photographs and enough film to circle the earth more than three times. A quiet agency, the National Archives drew unusual attention over its monthslong effort to retrieve public records that former President Donald J. Trump was keeping at his Florida estate and club, which led to criminal charges against him. By law, government records from his White House belong to the agency.

Persons: George Washington’s, Donald J, Trump Organizations: National Archives, Records Administration, Independence Locations: United States, Florida

☆ Modi’s India Won’t Be A Reliable Partner for the U.S. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Arundhati Roy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Mercilessly attacked by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s cheerleaders and other Hindu nationalists on Twitter, Ms. Siddiqui was accused of being a biased Pakistani Islamist hatemonger with an anti-India agenda. Eventually the White House had to step up and condemn the harassment as “antithetical to the very principles of democracy.” It felt as if everything that the White House had sought to gloss over had become embarrassingly manifest. The same cannot be said of the State Department and the White House. They would have known plenty about the man for whom they were rolling out the red carpet. Nobody in the 21st century should have to live as they do, with a boot on their throats.

Persons: Bharatiya Janata Party’s, Siddiqui, Modi, Modi’s Organizations: Bharatiya Janata, Twitter, White, State Department, Amnesty, 161st, World Press Locations: India, Gujarat, Kashmir

☆ One Parent, Two Teenagers and a Three-Bedroom House: Would Her Budget Be Enough?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Mark Kreidler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

“I found a good grad school program in the area,” Ms. King, 43, said. When her marriage ended, she found a small rent-controlled house for herself and her two boys in the multicultural Dimond District of Oakland. Email: thehunt@nytimes.com]“She asked a lot of questions, I’ll tell you,” said Sebron Flenaugh, the agent she worked with at Fordy Realty. “Oakland is very much a block-by-block place,” Ms. King said. “I was ready to quit looking at one point,” Ms. King said.

Persons: King, “, Ms, I’d, ”, King —, Sebron Flenaugh, Flenaugh, ” Ms, Sebron, Mr Organizations: Bay Area, Dimond District of, Oakland Museum of, Oakland Museum of California —, Fordy Realty, Oakland Locations: California, Yorker, Harlem, Queens, Bay, Dimond District, Dimond District of Oakland, New York, Oakland Museum of California

☆ Marines without Senate-confirmed leader for first time since 1859 after GOP senator blocks nominee
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Zoë Richards | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

For the first time in more than 150 years, the Marine Corps is operating without a Senate-confirmed commandant. The delay marks the first time the Marine Corps will have been without a Senate-confirmed commandant in 164 years. At a ceremony Monday for Berger — the Marine Corps' 38th commandant — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged the Senate to act. "You know, it's been more than a century since the U.S. Marine Corps has operated without a Senate-confirmed commandant," Austin said. Tuberville, who for months has been using a procedural tactic to slow promotions that are typically approved through unanimous consent, objected to Reed's move, citing the Pentagon's abortion policy.

Persons: Sen, Tommy Tuberville, Vivek Murthy, David H, Berger, GOP Sen, Eric Smith, Lloyd Austin, it's, Austin, that's, Jack Reed, Reed, Tuberville, Reed's, Sabrina Singh, Roe, Wade Organizations: Health, Education, Labor, Marine Corps, GOP, —, Senate, U.S . Marine Corps, United States, Senate Armed, Pentagon, Supreme Locations: Alabama

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