Republican senators roast Tuberville to his face over military promotions blockade

For several hours Wednesday night, a handful of Republican senators who have served in the  military blasted their Alabama colleague Sen. Tommy Tuberville over his hold on military promotions, a serious escalation of the fight and an indication of just how fed up they are with his obstruction. They forced him to stay on the floor and object 61 times to individual officers, and threaten to keep it up until they work through the more than 370 promotions that are now on hold.

Sens. Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Joni Ernst of Iowa, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Todd Young of Indiana, and Mitt Romney of Utah requested votes on 61 individual senior officers by unanimous consent, and Tuberville objected to each one. The senators became increasingly frustrated and their comments more caustic and barbed as the night wore on.