Senate, shutdown and defense bill
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WASHINGTON – Hours after a stopgap government funding measure passed the House of Representatives, the Senate struck it down, raising the prospects of a shutdown in just over a week. Senators voted against the GOP-backed bill, 48-44. On the same day ...
The Senate approved its massive annual defense policy bill late Thursday as the U.S. government remains shut down. The GOP-led chamber approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 70-20,