The House of Representatives passed the annual defense bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, highlighting the $900.6 billion budget that increases troop pay by 4%, supports developing technologies like the Golden Dome defense system, promotes military readiness, and helps deter China and Russia.
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The House is poised to vote on an amendment to repeal two long-standing Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (AUMFs) in Iraq. This comes after three members of the House Freedom Caucus broke with GOP leadership on the Rules Committee this week.
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The Senate approved the Pentagon’s massive $895 billion annual budget on Wednesday, which also prohibited the use of federal funds to provide transgender surgeries for minors with gender dysphoria, angering pro-LGBTQ Democrats.
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A resolution that automatically enrolls young men in selective service and alters the mandatory draft age to 18–26 years old was approved by the House of Representatives on Friday.
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Congress passes the annual National Defense Authorization Act approving a record $886 billion dollars in military spending.
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GOP Texas Representative Michael McCaul, who serves as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, stated on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday that he thinks the National Defense Authorization Act would become a “bipartisan bill.”
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