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The rundown
Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) joined MSNBC this week to talk about Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) and his efforts to hold up military appointments over abortion policy.
Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) raised a lot of money.
Everytown Law announced a lawsuit against ghost gun website 80P Builder for selling an 18-year-old a weapon involved in the 2021 fatal shooting of two Virginia teenagers.
Rep. Spanberger in Henrico. 2021.
Spanberger talks Tuberville’s blockade
Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA07) joined MSNBC this week to talk about Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R) and his efforts to hold up military appointments over abortion policy. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger officially retired on Monday. His second-in-command, Assistant Commandant Gen. Eric Smith, is currently the acting commandant and leader of the Marines until he is confirmed by the Senate.
The block from Tuberville has left the Marine Corps without a confirmed leader for the first time in 164 years. Tuberville has been blocking military confirmations since March to protest the Defense Department’s new abortion policy.
