National defense would see a 1% increase in spending this fiscal year under a Pentagon policy bill that provides for a double-digit pay raise for about half of the enlisted service members in the military.

The House passes a defense bill measure including a 1% spending increase and a double-digit pay raise for about half of enlisted service members.

The House passed a defense policy bill that included a provision to ban certain medical care for transgender children of military service members.

Speaker Mike Johnson drew criticism for leveraging the National Defense Authorization Act to target medical care for service members’ transgender children.