House panel advances mammoth annual defense policy bill

The House Rules Committee on Tuesday evening advanced a sweeping bipartisan defense policy bill following months of work by the House and Senate Armed Services committees, clearing a major procedural hurdle and sending it to the House for consideration. The panel advanced the measure, called the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), by a record vote…

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World leaders react to WHCA dinner shooting

World leaders reacted quickly after an armed man disrupted the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner on Saturday night, forcing the president and first lady to be evacuated and reporters and attendees hiding under tables. Law enforcement exchanged fire with the gunman before subduing him. President Trump said on Saturday that… Source link

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Senators depart Washington without a shutdown deal

Senators left Washington without a deal to end the deal government shutdownEnsuring that this will continue into the next week with both sides still at a standoff. The upper chamber completed the week’s work late Thursday when they passed the Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which included more than a dozen…

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