Congress passed a bipartisan short-term funding bill at the last minute after removing $6 billion in Ukraine assistance. Concerns about a looming government shutdown are pushing military nomination work to the side for now. After the Senate confirmed three joint chiefs, Democrats are strategizing how to confirm the hundreds of other military nominees held up by Tuberville. She laid out the submarine production rate needed for AUKUS at her Senate hearing, though her confirmation is uncertain. “This is a situation that one senator has created for us,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference in Maryland. Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 11, 2023. Rep. Michael McCaul tells CNN’s “State of the Union” that the hold on military nominations and promotions is a national security issue. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday retired on Monday with his replacement's confirmation stalled in an ongoing political fight. President Joe Biden has nominated Adm. Lisa Franchetti to serve as the next chief of naval operations. More than 250 senior military confirmations are stalled in the Senate over a abortion policy fight. Load More