This year’s debate over defense spending threatens to disrupt a tradition of bipartisan consensus-building over funding the military
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 ...
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Senate approves defense bill that will raise pay for troops, boost military spending
WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a defense bill Wednesday that authorizes significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China's growing power and boosts overall ...
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Senate Approves Defense Bill Blocking The Military From Funding Child Sex Changes
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a defense bill that includes a provision banning military healthcare funds from being used to provide sex-changes for children of military personnel. This ...
House Approves GOP's 11th Hour Spending Bill Narrowly Avoiding Government Shutdown
The House of Representatives has approved the GOP's eleventh hour new spending bill, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown. Newsweek's live blog is closed.