The Senate has confirmed Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. as the United States' next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after a months-long hold of hundreds of military promotions by Senator Tommy Tuberville.
To override the Republican lawmaker's block, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer filed cloture to vote separately on the nomination of three top military nominees Wednesday, including the Marine Corps commandant and the Army chief of staff.
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