US EditionSenate Passes $901 Billion Defense Bill that Pushes Hegseth for Boat Strike Video
The $901 billion defense bill includes a 3.8% troop pay raise and requires Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to release unedited strike videos near Venezuela, increasing congressional oversight.
- Wednesday, the U.S. Senate moved to finalize the National Defense Authorization Act, authorizing $901 billion while demanding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provide unedited strike footage near Venezuela.
- The defense bill codifies several administration priorities by eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion offices, repealing the chief diversity officer role, and permanently lifting Syria sanctions.
- Committees are investigating a Sept. 2 strike that killed two people, and Adm. Frank `Mitch` Bradley is scheduled to appear Wednesday in a classified briefing with strike video.
- The legislation shifts funding by cutting $1.6 billion to climate programs, saving about $40 million, authorizing $400 million per year for two years for weapons to Ukraine, and raising troop pay by 3.8%.
- Safety and accountability debates will continue after passage as the bill enhances congressional oversight, repeals years-old war authorizations, and Sen. Ted Cruz seeks a next month vote on location-sharing after a January midair collision that killed 67 people.
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JUST IN: Senate Passes 900 Billion Defense Spending Bill Funding Ukraine and Threatening to Withhold Hegseth's Budget if Venezuelan Drug Boat Strike Videos are not Released
The Senate voted on Wednesday afternoon to pass the National Defense Authorization Act, sending it to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law. The final vote on the Senate floor was 20-77.
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The Senate approved a sweeping defense policy bill worth $901 billion in a package that raises troop pay and sets new boundaries for Pentagon leadership.
Annual defense bill advances with aim for modernization, pressures Hegseth for full bombing video
Congress passed the annual defense policy bill on Wednesday, sending the latest authorization for how the Defense Department can spend its $901 billion budget to the president's desk.
US Congress passes massive defense bill that includes support for Ukraine and Europe
The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to advance a $901 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon, sending the massive piece of legislation to the White House, which has said President Donald Trump will sign it into law.
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