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Politicize Defense

Pentagon

Politicize defense? Never! There has been a highly political battle on Capitol Hill — actually, that’s the only kind of battle they have on Capitol Hill — over defense policy and spending. The fight has been on two fronts: 1) passage of the yearly National Defense Authorization Act, which sets military spending levels, and 2) a Republican senator’s decision to block Senate confirmation of military promotions until the Biden Pentagon changes its policy on abortion.