Republicans pushed through a $1.15 trillion defense bill despite Democratic opposition citing the unpopular Iran war, which has cost $37.5 billion. Democrats argued passage endorsed continued military conflict in the region.
The House passed an annual defense policy bill incorporating President Trump's request to rename the Department of Defense to the 'Department of War' with $1.15 trillion in spending authorization. The vote represents a historic shift in the Pentagon's organizational naming.
Six Democratic House members voted with Republicans to pass the annual National Defense Authorization Act worth $1.15 trillion. The cross-party voters were Reps. Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, Jared Golden, Vicente Gonzalez, and Adam Gray.
Democrats voted against the typically bipartisan defense bill, marking a rare political departure as they registered dissent over President Trump's Iran war. The vote challenges decades of Democratic support for defense spending.
President Trump signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 into law by September 24, 2026, after the House passed it 262–159 on September 16. The legislation authorizes tariffs on major importers of Russian oil and natural gas and targets Russian officials and oligarchs, with US and Indian diplomats discussing the measure's implications.
Andrew Appel, Princeton University professor emeritus of computer science who studies the technology policy of voting machines, said most voting machines today are more secure than the ones designed in 2000. com/profile/8681...
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.15 trillion fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act in a 216-212 near party-line vote after earlier stalling in both chambers. The cluster also contains unrelated posts about AI agents, software engineering, and cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Contractors would be allowed to conduct military hacking operations with US government approval under a Senate defense bill that would mark the first time Congress has explicitly authorized the private sector to conduct offensive cyber missions.
Dozens of civil rights and advocacy groups urged Congress on September 3 to remove a defense bill provision that would deepen U.S.-Israeli military technology ties. The groups raised concerns about the expanded defense collaboration.
House Republicans have tied their entire legislative agenda to President Trump's SAVE Act, a voting restriction measure that includes $10 billion in funding. The defense policy bill has received support from several Democratic representatives.
Reps. Henry Cuellar of Texas, Don Davis of North Carolina, Jared Golden of Maine, Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Adam Gray of California and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington.
Six unrelated federal laws were published through the government information service, including the TAKE IT DOWN Act, Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0, Emmett Till Antilynching Act, Russia and Belarus trade suspension law, EPA tire manufacturing emissions rule disapproval, and Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act. The laws cover disparate policy areas from childhood health to environmental regulation to international trade.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on 2026-07-23 to limit Trump's war powers in Iran—the second such rebuke—with four Republicans joining Democrats. By 2026-08-02, Trump had canceled planned strikes, claiming progress toward a deal framework and citing Saudi pressure to de-escalate.