Survivors of fallen service members and military retirees have faced a crushing defeat in the Senate, with a long-pursued effort to repeal the so-called "widow's tax" failing to make it into the defense policy bill. The sponsors of an amendment to the Senate's proposed National Defense Authorization Act, Sens. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, had hoped the measure, which has the backing of 75 senators, would be included in the bill approved June 28. Instead, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, raised objections to a call for unanimous consent on the proposal, citing financial concerns and an unnamed senator's objections. Read more on Military.com.