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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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… ...

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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly for an $895 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon on Wednesday, despite the inclusion of a controversial provision on transgender medical care for minors.

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.