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House delays action on defense bill as Black Caucus presses for voting rights
House Democrats have delayed action on a sweeping defense policy bill following an eleventh-hour push from Black lawmakers for an accompanying vote to protect voting rights. The House entered Wednesday expecting to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the evening. Negotiators had reached a deal on the $847 billion defense bill Tuesday night, and it was expected to sail through the lower chamber with bipartisan support when it hit the floor 24 hours later.  Under that scenario, one rule would govern both the NDAA and a separate bill providing federal protections for same-sex marriage, which is scheduled to hit the floor on Thursday.  But the plan hit a wall when m

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