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Big news: The Senate passed the annual NDAA via a 77-20 vote, sending the $900 billion annual defense policy bill to President Donald Trump. The White House said it strongly supports the legislation. Meanwhile, rank-and-file lawmakers on the Senate and House Armed Services committees on Wednesday were finally shown the unedited footage of the Sept. 2 “double tap” strike during a briefing with the commander who oversaw the operation in the Caribbean, Adm. Frank Bradley.

How the Senate is reacting to Meta’s app store push

Meta is gaining traction in states with its push to get smartphone app stores to verify user ages in an effort to keep kids away from content meant for teens and adults.

The issue is fraught on Capitol Hill, though.

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