Al-Jazeera
By Tamara Khandaker and Reuters
Published On 14 Jul 2026
14 Jul 2026
Democrats in the US Senate have blocked debate on an annual defence policy bill, objecting not only to President Donald Trump’s war on Iran but also to provisions that would more closely integrate the United States and Israeli militaries.
The Senate voted 50-46 on Tuesday, almost entirely along party lines, against opening debate on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), in a rare setback for one of the legislature’s few must-pass pieces of legislation.
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