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 House of Representatives passed a Senate-revised version of the Laken Riley Act Wednesday, sending the first piece of ...

President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a defense bill that ... The Senate forwarded the bill to Biden after passing it last week by a vote of 85-14. In the House, a majority of Democrats ...

Hegseth, 44, is a combat veteran and former Fox News host. The committee voted along party lines to advance his nomination to ...

The measure, which increases deportations for undocumented migrants charged with crimes, is likely to be the first bill to reach President Trump’s desk. It must pass one more House vote to clear ...

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 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 ...

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, said his team did not tell Democrats how to vote on the bill. "There's a lot of positive things in the National Defense Authorization Act that ...

The House has passed a measure that authorizes a 1% increase in spending this fiscal year and a double-digit pay raise for about half of the enlisted service members in ...