Tortured_Genius wrote:George Santos: Congressman charged with fraud, money laundering (BBC)

It'll be interesting to see how long the party keeps him in place.

“We are losing in the military so fast. Our readiness in terms of recruitment,” Tuberville said, according to the station’s transcript of the May 4 interview. “And why? I’ll tell you why. Because the Democrats are attacking our military, saying we need to get out the white extremists, the white nationalists, people that don’t believe in our agenda.”

When asked if he believed white nationalists should be allowed in the U.S. military, Tuberville responded, “Well, they call them that. I call them Americans.”

Alan C wrote:He's cool if you're a catholic or a baptist?

Dozens of military promotions continue to languish in the Senate as GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville digs in on blocking typically routine approvals over his opposition to the Pentagon's abortion policy.

About 200 defense-related promotions are awaiting Senate action, but Tuberville has indicated he has no plans to ease up on his blockade unless the Defense Department reverses course on an abortion policy for service members and their dependents that was announced in October.

Since March, Tuberville has been using a procedural tactic to slow promotions that are often quickly approved in the Senate by unanimous consent. One senator’s objection, however, can stall the approval process.

Senate Bill 1580, “Protections of Medical Conscience,” allows Florida health care providers and payors to refuse services based on their moral, ethical or religious beliefs. The bill was one of more than a dozen bills closely watched by LGBTQ advocates who were concerned health care providers and insurers would use it to deny health care or coverage of health care to transgender people.

The legislation defined "conscience-based objection" as based on "a sincerely held religious, moral, or ethical belief."

A bill summary states that the bill, which drew opposition from several sources, will give health care providers and payors the right to opt out of participation in or payment for certain health care services on the basis of conscience based objections.

That, according to the ACLU, means a physician can refuse to provide healthcare services to Floridians based on their personal beliefs and provides full immunity from liability over any negative consequences resulting from the denial of care.

Floridians will have to fear discriminatory treatment from medical providers every time they meet a new provider, the ACLU said.