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President Donald Trump participates in a meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board in the East Room of the White House on June 26, 2020, in Washington.

Trump’s latest veto threat over defense bill takes aim at Republican ally

President Trump has doubled down on his threat to veto the annual defense policy bill with a pair of late-night tweets that called out the Republican Senate Armed Services Committee chairman.

By Joe Gould and Leo Shane III

2 years ago

President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up after arriving at Pope Army Field for an event with troops at Fort Bragg, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Pope Field, N.C.

Defense bill snagged in Trump’s war on social media protections

President Donald Trump has again threatened to veto this year’s defense policy bill, this time over the tech industry’s prized liability shield.

2 years ago

Formal NDAA talks to begin under shadow of Confederate renaming issue

U.S. House and Senate conferees are preparing to meet to wrangle over the massive 2021 defense authorization bill. Here's what could stand in the way of both chambers coming to an agreement.

3 years ago

Defying Trump, 37 Senate Dems urge mandate to rename bases honoring Confederate generals stay in defense bill

Thirty-nine senators are calling for the final 2021 National Defense Authorization Act to include a requirement that bases named to honor Confederate figures be renamed. President Donald Trump has threatened a veto over the issue.

3 years ago

Defense authorization bill delayed until after election

A bipartisan compromise and vote on the 2021 defense policy bill isn’t likely before the Nov. 3 elections―but it should come “quickly” afterwards, the House Armed Services Committee’s top Republican said Wednesday.

3 years ago

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