National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which must still pass the annual appropriations process, cleared the lower chamber in a 221-209 vote, with five Democrats joining almost every

Virginia lawmakers are reacting to legislation passed by the House that some say includes key victories for Hampton Roads military personnel.

The House's version of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act continues quality-of-life efforts initiated in last year's defense policy bill.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) early Friday blasted her Republican and Democratic colleagues after all six of her amendments to the House’s defense appropriations bill failed. The lower

Republicans on the House Rules Committee sought to defuse political pressure around the explosive Epstein issue by adopting a nonbinding resolution to possibly consider releasing the Epstein files in the future.

In an overnight vote, the House approved an $831.5 billion defense spending bill that keeps a flat budget for the Pentagon, provides a 3.8% pay raise for troops and cuts some 45,000 positions from the civilian workforce.

The House version of the NDAA takes aim at acquisition and requirements processes that have long bedeviled both Congress and the military.

The House Armed Services Committee voted 55-2 to pass the annual defense policy bill last night, with key provisions aimed at reforming the Pentagon’s acquisition system.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's restored the names of Fort Benning and Fort Bragg, which were named after Confederate generals.