Republicans pushed through the $1.15 trillion bill over opposition from Democrats, who said backing it was akin to embracing the war.
The House passed a $1.14 trillion defense policy bill Wednesday as the United States continues to engage in hostilities with Iran. The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2027 passed on the House floor 216-212, with 205 Democrats and seven Republicans opposed to the measure. Usually a bipartisan measure, the defense bill lost Democratic support…
Passage of annual bill complicated by Trump’s decision to join Israel in attacking Iran without congressional approvalThe US House of Representatives passed a $1.15tn defense policy bill in a near-party-line vote on Wednesday, after Democrats refused to back the measure amid the war with Iran and Donald Trump’s push to impose new restrictions on voting…
The nearly party line vote moves the unusually contentious measure forward after it earlier stalled in both chambers of Congress.
House lawmakers on Wednesday narrowly passed a nearly $1.15 trillion annual defense policy bill, advancing the measure amid increasing tension over military spending and the war in Iran. The tally was 216-212, with six Democrats voting for the bill and seven Republicans voting against it. The lawmakers who crossed the aisle were Republican Reps. Josh…
A bipartisan coalition fought Section 219's U.S.-Israel defense cooperation provision, but the $1.15 trillion NDAA still cleared the House Wednesday.
