WASHINGTON – The House gave overwhelming approval Thursday to a massive defense spending bill, awarding the Pentagon a $40 billion budget increase but leaving the question of war financing unresolved.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. House of Representatives The House passed its $1.15 trillion annual defense policy bill Wednesday after a bipartisan revolt over a ...

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 ...

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The House narrowly passed a $1.15 trillion defense policy bill in a 216-212 vote. Democrats opposed the bill over military spending, the Iran war and expanded cooperation with Israel. The legislation ...

The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of a sweeping defense policy bill Wednesday, approving a historic $1.15 trillion budget for the Pentagon amid uncertainty on the future of ...

A view of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2025. (Kent Nishimura/Reuters) The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of a ...