TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Brittany Sims on Dec 12, 2014

A sweeping defense policy bill that would give President Barack Obama authority to expand the campaign against Islamic militants cleared a major hurdle yesterday, WRCB reports from the Associated Press. The Senate voted 85-14 to move ahead on the bill to authorize the training and equipping of moderate Syrian rebels for two years, and it would provide $5 billion for the fight against Islamic extremists.