House braces for NDAA fight as controversial amendments threaten passage

The House will meet again on Thursday to continue debate on hundreds of amendments that could be included in the annual defense authorization bill, setting the stage for what could be a dayslong fight to vote on the must-pass legislation. Committee members first met on Tuesday afternoon to begin their markup of the National Defense Authorization Act, approving only 300 of the more than 1,500 proposed amendments to advance to the floor for votes. The committee later reconvened late Wednesday night to advance hundreds of other amendments that target Department of Defense policies on abortion, climate change, and transgender issues…