Four Republicans break ranks, join Democrats in rejecting NDAA amendment barring trans service members
Published
July 22, 2026 3:55PM (EDT)
Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., at the U.S. Capitol in 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Four Republicans joined Democrats on Tuesday in rejecting an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would codify President Donald Trump‘s 2025 executive order preventing transgender and nonbinary Americans from serving in the military.












