Abortion vote holds key to defense bill's future

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Abortion vote holds key to defense bill's future
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The fate of the National Defense Authorization Act in the House hinges on an abortion vote, as Republicans push to pare back military abortion policies. In a narrow vote, an amendment was adopted to undo the Pentagon's policy of reimbursing service members who travel to receive abortions, which could turn off Democrats and jeopardize the bill's final passage. Speaker Kevin McCarthy will need almost unanimous Republican support to pass the bill. The House is also tackling issues related to race, climate change, and transgender troops in the latest round of votes.

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