Senate Democrats blocked the advancement of a critical defense spending package, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), on July 14 as the two major parties remain divided over its provisions.
The tally was 50 to 46 with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) switching his vote from “yes” to “no” so that he can again bring up the motion to invoke cloture, which requires 60 votes to overcome a filibuster.
Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) missed the vote.
The Senate Armed Services Committee advanced the bill on June 11 on a bipartisan 18–9 vote….