Republican efforts to oppose protections for the sage grouse are "veto bait" if they become part of the final version of the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill, according to the House Armed Services Committee's ranking Democrat. Speaking Thursday at The Stimson Center in Washington, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) said the debate over the sage grouse is "the biggest problem" holding up the bill, besides "one other" issue that he did not detail. The Obama administration "strongly objects" to the...