#Top House Democrats vow ‘no’ votes on defense bill

#Top House Democrats vow ‘no’ votes on defense bill

The top three Democrats in the House announced late Thursday night that they will vote against the annual defense bill, signaling that a large chunk of the Democratic Caucus will oppose the must-pass legislation when it comes to the floor for a final vote on Friday. The announcement from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.),…

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#GOP passes amendments that threaten to doom defense bill

#GOP passes amendments that threaten to doom defense bill

House adoption of conservative amendments to a defense bill has thrown the fate of the must-pass package into doubt, sparking widespread opposition from Democrats and putting new burdens on Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to rally enough Republican votes to pass it through the lower chamber.  The threat to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is…

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#Majority of Republicans vote down Greene, Gaetz Ukraine bills

#Majority of Republicans vote down Greene, Gaetz Ukraine bills

Five House Republican-backed initiatives to curtail aid to Ukraine using the annual Pentagon policy bill were shot down Thursday afternoon in votes that saw a consensus from both sides of the aisle to keep money flowing to Kyiv.  The Ukraine-related amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would have effectively limited or rolled back…

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#Tuberville speaks with Biden defense chief amid hold on military confirmations

#Tuberville speaks with Biden defense chief amid hold on military confirmations

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) spoke with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday as he continues his months-long hold on hundreds of military nominations, the Pentagon confirmed. At Austin’s request, the two spoke briefly to “discuss the unprecedented blanket hold the senator has placed on hundreds of general officer and flag officer nominees at the Department of Defense,”…

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#Biden blasts Tuberville’s ‘ridiculous’ Pentagon hold over abortion policy

#Biden blasts Tuberville’s ‘ridiculous’ Pentagon hold over abortion policy

President Biden on Thursday lambasted Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) months-long hold on hundreds of U.S. military promotions over the Pentagon’s abortion policy, calling it a “bizarre” position that is “jeopardizing U.S. security.”  Speaking at a joint news conference with the Finnish president in Helsinki, Biden was asked whether he would be willing to speak with Tuberville about the…

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#The Hill’s Morning Report — Is the economy turning around?

#The Hill’s Morning Report — Is the economy turning around?

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