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Senate clears fiscal 2026 NDAA
The almost 3,100-page bill calls for spending $8 billion more than the $892.6 billion that President Donald Trump requested.
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Senate approves bill inspired by DC plane crash to ensure military aircraft will broadcast location
Just hours after passing a massive defense bill that included the worrisome provisions about military flights, the Senate approved a bipartisan bill that will require all aircraft use ADS-B technology — or Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast technology — to broadcast their locations.
The sprawling legislation includes a provision seeking video and other materials detailing the Trump administration’s military activities in Latin America.
Democratic California Sen. Adam Schiff's legislation would have required that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth release the footage first to Congress, then to the public.
The Senate is taking final votes to pass an annual military policy bill that will authorize $901 billion in defense programs
The U.S. Senate voted today (Dec. 17) 67-30 to confirm billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, ending more than a year of uncertainty as the space agency has followed marching orders from temporary chiefs
Brendan Carr, whose office regulates the broadcast TV industry, previously defended the agency’s status as an independent body.
Senate Republicans teed up another massive batch of President Donald Trump's nominees for confirmation as they sprint to finish out a busy year in the upper chamber.
Senate Republicans are aiming to move forward on a new package of funding bills before leaving for the holidays, with just weeks to go before the next deadline to avoid another shutdown.