Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is blocking the quick promotion of an aide to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Tuberville is blocking the nomination of Lt. Gen.

Tuberville has blocked the promotions of military officers over a policy granting travel cost reimbursement to troops who need to travel to obtain abortions.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.)'s office said Monday he's blocking the nomination of Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark to a top Army role over concerns about his role in Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization not immediately being disclosed.

The Pentagon is urging the Senate to confirm Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark to a top Army role after Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) announced he's blocking the nomination over concerns about details surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization.

First Lady Jill Biden is scheduled to visit Alabama Friday to spotlight a new children’s program. Biden, along with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, will visit Montgomery’s Maxwell Air Force Base. The focus of the event is a new universal pre-kindergarten program being implemented at Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), who clashed with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin earlier this year over the Pentagon’s health care policies, is holding up the promotion of a top Austin aide who is in line to become a four-star commander in the Pacific.

Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is blocking the promotion of an Army general over concerns about his role in Defense

Sen. Tommy Tuberville has placed a hold on the promotion of Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark, a top aide to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, a spokesperson for the Alabama Republican confirmed to CNN.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville has frozen the promotion of Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark, a top aide to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.