Senate Overcomes Tuberville's Blockade to Confirm First Woman as Navy's Top Officer
TL;DR
The Senate has confirmed Admiral Lisa Franchetti as the first woman to lead the U.S. Navy, despite Sen. Tommy Tuberville's ongoing blockade of over 300 military promotions. Franchetti, who previously served as the vice chief of operations for the Navy, will also become the first woman to hold a seat on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The confirmation comes after Tuberville objected to the promotions due to his protest against a Pentagon abortion policy.
Topics:top-newspolitics#lisa-franchetti#military-promotions#politics#senate-confirmation#tommy-tuberville#us-navy
- Senate confirms first woman to lead the Navy despite Tuberville blocking hundreds of military promotions USA TODAY
- Lisa Franchetti becomes first woman to lead US Navy FRANCE 24 English
- 'Welcome to the party': GOP senators break with Tuberville military blockade MSNBC
- Senate finally confirms Adm. Franchetti as Navy's top officer NavyTimes.com
- Senate confirms three more senior military officers around Tuberville blockade The Washington Post
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on USA TODAY