I'm Virginia Allen and this is the Daily Signal Top News for Friday, July 28th.

Here are today's headlines.

The Senate has passed a version of the annual military spending bill known as the National

Defense Authorization Act, also referred to as the NDAA.

The vote in the Senate was largely bipartisan, with 86 senators voting for it and 11 against.

The Senate's version of the NDAA leaves out two amendments that would prevent taxpayer

money from going to abortion-related costs or transgender medical interventions.

The House Republicans' version of the NDAA included the amendments to prevent taxpayer

money from going to abortion-related costs or those transgender interventions.

New York Democrat and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says House Republicans are pushing

partisan legislation that has zero chance of passing.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the House and Senate bills do have some similarities

both versions of the bill would authorize $886 billion in spending on national security,

including a 5.2% pay raise for surface members and the Defense Department's civilian workforce

and green light $300 million in security assistance for Ukraine.

But what happens now that the Senate has passed a military spending bill that would allow

both funding again for the abortion-related costs and the transgender medical interventions?

The Daily Signals' Tyler O'Neill reports that the bill now moves into what is called

the reconciliation process, meaning that debates happen behind closed doors between members

of the House and Senate.

House and Senate staff will seek to craft a version of the bill that both chambers are likely

to pass, but finalizing a bill, but both Republicans and Democrats can agree on is going

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