On today’s What Next: The troops were the one thing everyone in Washington agreed on. Now even the defense bill is being drafted into the House Republican war on “wokeism.”
Even with Congress famously gridlocked, it reliably passes the National Defense Authorization Act. But this year, hardline conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives added amendment after amendment that were less concerned with national defense and more in line with their own culture war grievances., Capitol Hill reporter at CNN
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