Stars and Stripes
House appropriators approve $1.1 trillion Pentagon funding bill with Department of War renaming
The House Appropriations Committee approved a defense funding bill Wednesday that endorses the Pentagon’s rebrand to the Department of War while allocating $1.1 trillion in defense spending and ...
KHON2
Senate sends $858 billion defense bill to Biden’s desk
The Senate on Thursday passed the annual defense authorization bill, sending the $858 billion measure to President Biden’s desk for signature just before the year-end deadline. The measure, formally ...
The Baltimore Sun
Senate Democrats block $1 trillion defense bill in protest over Iran war
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats blocked a $1 trillion annual defense bill Tuesday, refusing to advance the bipartisan package that would substantially increase Pentagon spending, including a pay ...
CNBC
White House requests $87.6 billion supplemental spending for Iran war, farm aid
The White House on Wednesday sent Congress a request for $87.6 billion in supplemental funding for the Iran war and some unrelated programs. In addition to defense funding, the White House is asking ...