Over the past two weeks, the shutdown fight has dominated Washington, leaving a stack of fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills waiting for their turn at the negotiating table. As LGBTQ+ people have watched nervously to see whether Democrats would hold the line against anti-trans and anti-queer riders, another “must-pass” measure has quietly advanced through Congress: the National Defense Authorization Act. …
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Senate passes its version of 2026 NDAA amid government shutdown
Senate passes its version of 2026 NDAA amid government shutdown The legislation passed despite the government shutdown that has stalled most of Congress’s agenda. Anastasia Obis October 10, 2025 2:40 pm 3 min read After a month-long amendment impasse, the Senate approved its fiscal 2026 defense policy bill, clearing the way for the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to …
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