The bill passed the House by a vote of 281-140 and will next move to the Senate, where lawmakers had sought a bigger boost in defense spending than the current measure allows. Lawmakers are ...

The legislation from Rep. Sara Jacobs of California would seek to counter a move Donald Trump has promised to make as early ...

is one of the few major bills that has cleared Congress each year for more than six decades. And it’s not the first time the White House has approved major defense legislation despite deep ...

But that record was threatened in the Republican-led House of Representatives on July 14, 2023, when members passed the US$886 billion bill by a 219-210 mostly party-line vote. Reflecting the current ...

The House of Representatives has approved the new spending bill, to narrowly avoid a government ... Trump will reportedly demand NATO members increase their defense spending target, according ...

The Department of Defense logo is seen on the wall in the Press Briefing room at the Pentagon on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on ...