Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold on military nominees in protest of the Pentagon’s abortion policy is disrupting the succession of top military leadership as the US confronts multiple threats abroad

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Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File Sen. Tommy Tuberville's hold on military nominees is rippling throughout the Pentagon. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley will soon step down. The military wants a successor ready. But Tuberville continues to stand by his position, a protest against the Pentagon's new abortion policy. Since February, GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama has blocked the confirmation of roughly 250 military nominees — much to the frustration of Democrats and even some Republicans — over the Pentagon's new abortion policy. Generally, the introduction of Department of Defense nominations...