Senate Democrats block defence bill over Iran war, Israel provisions
- The Senate voted 50-46 to block debate on the annual defence bill over war funding and defence cooperation with Israel.
- Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked debate on an annual defence policy bill, objecting not only to President Donald Trump’s war in Iran but also to provisions that would more closely integrate the United States and Israeli militaries.
- The Senate voted 50-46, almost entirely along party lines, against opening debate on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), in a rare setback for one of the legislature’s few must-pass pieces of legislation.
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- The Senate voted 50-46 to block debate on the annual defence bill over war funding and defence cooperation with Israel.
- Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked debate on an annual defence policy bill, objecting not only to President Donald Trump’s war in Iran but also to provisions that would more closely integrate the United States and Israeli militaries.
- The Senate voted 50-46, almost entirely along party lines, against opening debate on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), in a rare setback for one of the legislature’s few must-pass pieces of legislation.
Sources: Al Jazeera