After nearly two weeks of stops and starts, the Senate voted to invoke cloture on the fiscal 2019 defense authorization bill.
Cloture, a procedure used by the Senate to end debate on a bill without also rejecting the bill, was necessary because of Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ken., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, who sought votes on amendments related to indefinite military detention of U.S. citizens.
In response, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., objected, causing Paul and Lee to object to consideration of other amendments thus creating an impasse.
Once cloture was invoked, the Senate voted to pass the John S. McCain...