Targeted student loan forgiveness - Defense authorization bill - Indian lunar mission

Source: ABC News via Yahoo! News

1. Summary
   On Friday the House of Representatives narrowly passed the latest iteration of the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which funds the defense budget. The $874 billion bill includes several amendments related to cultural issues pushed by the conservative House Freedom Caucus.
   
   The 219-210 vote occurred along party lines, a break from the 60-year tradition of the bill receiving bipartisan support. The Freedom Caucus threatened to withhold support unless Speaker McCarthy allowed its cultural amendments. Democrats consider the amendments a nonstarter. The bill will likely fail in the Senate, setting the stage for a long dispute.
   
   The cultural amendments would reverse the Pentagon's policy of covering abortion travel costs for service members; restrict gender-affirming care for transgender troops; remove diversity initiatives; and block the Pentagon from implementing President Biden's executive order to curtail emissions. Bipartisan majorities rejected amendments to withhold Ukraine military aid and ban the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine.

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