The annual defense bill directing $895 billion toward the Pentagon and other military programs would deny transgender health coverage to minors. It now heads to President Biden’s desk.

The 1,800-page bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), details how $895.2 billion allocated toward defense and national security will be spent. It will be voted on more than ...

A provision in the $895-billion defense bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives this week would block some forms of transgender medical care for minors covered by the military’s health ...

WASHINGTON - House Republicans passed an $895.2 billion defense policy bill on Wednesday that includes a contentious provision to ban certain types of medical care for transgender children of ...

Senate Republican leaders criticized the bill's 1 percent increase in defense spending as insufficient, particularly amid ...

Defense bill could hit last-minute snag over transgender provision. A top Democrat now says he's uncertain whether he will vote for the policy bill that he helped craft.

Defense Democrats in a bind over defense bill that bans transgender surgeries for minors but boosts enlisted pay $895.2 billion price tag represents 1% increase over last year’s budget ...

A divided House on Wednesday passed a defense policy bill that would direct $895 billion to the Pentagon and other military operations, moving over the opposition of Democrats who objected to a ...

The House on Wednesday passed a $895 billion measure that authorizes a 1% increase in defense spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay raise to about half of the enlisted service… ...

I think there are a lot of people who are rightfully relieved,’ Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of ...

A view of the US Capitol building on November 21, 2024, in Washington, DC. On December 18, 2024, Congress passed a new defense bill that includes a ban on transgender care for minors.

The bill passed by the House authorizes a 1 percent increase in defense spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay raise to about half of the enlisted service members in the military.