Senate passes defense spending bill ending Pentagon’s vaccine mandate; Sullivan and Murkowski duck issue

The $858 billion in national defense spending passed by the Senate on Thursday also rolled back the U.S. military’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate. Thirteen Republican senators fought to end the vaccine mandate for military members, but neither of Alaska’s senators were among them. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden, after the House already approved the … Continue reading Senate passes defense spending bill ending Pentagon’s vaccine mandate; Sullivan and Murkowski duck issue