House Republicans Pass Defense Bill Packed with Culture War Policies – By Yuval Rosenberg and Michael Rainey (The Fiscal Times) / June 14, 2024
Happy Friday!
Donald Trump turns 78 years old today and reportedly plans to celebrate tonight with an appearance before a fan group in West Palm Beach, Florida. Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee, would be the oldest president ever inaugurated if he wins a second term. President Joe Biden, the current record holder, would be 82 on Inauguration Day if he wins a second term. “The risk for the two of them is about the same for demonstrating some degree of cognitive decline over the next four to five years,” Joel Kramer, the director of the neuropsychology program at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center, told The Washington Post.
On that cheery note, here’s what else we’re watching while waiting to see what we get for Father’s Day.
House Republicans Pass $895B Defense Bill Packed with Culture War Policies
The House passed an $895 billion defense policy bill on Friday, narrowly approving a measure that Republicans loaded with controversial culture war amendments via a largely party-line vote that sets up a clash with Senate Democrats.
The 217-199 House vote saw just three Republicans vote against the bill and just six Democrats vote for it. The annual measure, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), lays out policy and recommended funding levels for the Defense Department.
