Politics Dec 11 WATCH: House approves $895B defense bill that raises military pay, bans coverage of trans care for children of service members By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Politics Dec 10 Defense bill passed by House includes $34 billion to protect Texas coast from storms Fourteen years after Hurricane Ike ripped through thousands of homes and businesses near Galveston, Texas, the U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to authorize the most expensive project ever recommended by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect against… By Juan A. Lozano, Michael Phillis, Associated Press
Politics Dec 07 Watch 6:00 Congress reviews sweeping bipartisan defense funding bill with major shifts in policy A massive U.S. defense-related bill was rolled out Tuesday and is making its way through Congress. Bipartisan negotiators released the 4,000 plan to fund the annual National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which sets parameters for the military. This year…
Politics Dec 28 Biden authorizes $768.2 billion in defense spending, a 5 percent increase President Joe Biden has signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law, authorizing $768.2 billion in military spending, including a 2.7% pay raise for service members, for 2022. By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press
Nation Aug 13 What’s in the defense authorization act? President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign the bill around 2:30 p.. ET in Fort Drum, New York. Watch live here. By Nick Schifrin
Jun 10 Senate presses ahead on defense bill despite divisions By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The Senate is heading toward passage of a defense policy bill that would authorize $602 billion in military spending, prohibit the closing of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and require young women to register for a potential draft. Continue reading