Pay raises, Golden Dome project and Iran conflict drive $1.15tn package

Republicans passed more than $1 trillion for the Pentagon alongside a budget blueprint to fund the war with Iran and implement provisions of President Trump's election overhaul…

Usually a bipartisan measure, the defense bill lost Democratic support over the price tag and the war in Iran.

Passage of annual bill complicated by Trump’s decision to join Israel in attacking Iran without congressional approval

The nearly party line vote moves the unusually contentious measure forward after it earlier stalled in both chambers of Congress.

House passes $95B budget prioritizing military funding for Iran conflict. Reconstruction funding in a US-Iran deal by 2026 at 30.5% YES.

The legislation marks a significant departure from the typically bipartisan nature of the annual National Defense Authorization Act

US House passes a $1 trillion defense bill amid Iran-Israel tensions. Iran reconstruction funding in a US-Iran deal by 2026 at 28.5% YES.

The US House of Representatives narrowly passed its version of a massive defence policy bill on Wednesday, despite Democrats' concerns about its huge price tag, the Iran war and a…

US Democrats object to the ongoing and deeply unpopular war with Iran, which the Pentagon said has cost the US $37.5 billion so far.

The US House of Representatives narrowly passed an annual defence policy bill that will authorise a record US$1.15 trillion (NZD$1.978tn) in funding for the Pentagon, as the…

The U.S. House narrowly passes a $1.15 trillion defence bill amid increasing polarisation, raising concerns over military spending and policy.

The vote was largely along party lines, as all but seven Republicans voted in favour of the measure and all but six Democrats voted against.

Pay raises, Golden Dome project and Iran conflict drive $1.15tn package

Bill to fund war on Iran and a handful of Trump priorities passes largely along party lines, faces Senate uncertainty.

The US House approved a defense bill authorizing record funding for the Pentagon. This legislation includes a pay raise for service members and strengthens missile defense…

Six Democrats crossed the aisle to back passage of the bill, while six Republicans - among them Reps. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.) and Chip Roy (R-Texas) - opposed the bill.