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The U.S. House passed a bipartisan Ukraine Support Act authorizing $8 billion in military finance loans and extending assistance through 2027.

A House amendment would require the Air Force to sustain A-10 training, maintenance support, and operational know-how through the aircraft’s planned 2030 retirement date.

Lawmakers want the Navy to prove its proposed nuclear-powered Trump-class battleships will not deepen delays in US carrier and submarine construction.

Top AI and science figures want Congress to require screening of synthetic DNA orders, warning that AI is lowering barriers to dangerous biological know-how.

A proposed House measure could block manufacturers deemed controlled by a foreign adversary from selling vehicles in the U.S., raising questions for Mercedes because of shareholder ties to Chinese automakers.

A House defense bill draft would block construction of the first Trump-class battleship until the Navy certifies that its planned advanced weapons are mature enough for the lead ship.

The Navy’s top officer told lawmakers the service may have to change training, operations, and certification schedules by July unless Congress provides supplemental funding amid a high operating tempo in the Middle East.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved three measures aimed at speeding arms transfers, including support relevant to Taiwan and Ukraine, but blocked a broader proposal to let any country use Foreign Military Fi

A bipartisan bill dubbed the Maverick Act could transfer three retired F-14Ds to a museum and potentially allow one of the iconic jets to fly again in the United States.

At a contentious budget hearing, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to predict how long the Iran war would last as lawmakers pressed for a clearer strategy ahead of a key War Powers Act deadline

US defense officials told lawmakers that two months of operations against Iran have cost about $25 billion so far, with most of the spending tied to munitions and more details expected in a supplemental request.

House and Senate appropriators are signaling resistance to a fiscal 2027 NASA budget request that would cut the agency by 23% and eliminate dozens of science missions, opening a high-stakes fight over U.S. space policy.

The Pentagon wants to buy 85 F-35 fighters in fiscal 2027, but only 32 are covered in the base budget, leaving most of the plan dependent on a separate reconciliation package that has not yet been introduced.

The Defense Department has formally asked Congress to change its name to the Department of War, a move the Pentagon says would reinforce its core mission and one that could cost tens of millions of dollars to implement.

House Republicans have introduced legislation that would remove accelerated deadlines imposed on key clean-energy tax credits, reopening a debate over how long federal support for renewables should last.

Members of the House Science Committee from both parties criticized a proposed fiscal 2027 NASA budget that would cut overall spending by 23%, with especially steep reductions in science and aeronautics.

A negotiated House bill would extend Section 702 for three years while adding oversight language that critics say does not change the FBI’s underlying ability to search Americans’ communications without a warrant.

With Section 702 set to expire on April 20, lawmakers are split between a clean extension and sweeping reforms aimed at limiting warrantless searches of Americans’ communications and data.

Air National Guard leaders are urging Congress to support multiyear purchases of 72 to 100 fighters a year, arguing current procurement levels are too low to modernize the force.

A new analysis argues that faster defense acquisition will fail unless Congress gives the Pentagon budget flexibilities already available to civilian agencies, allowing program leaders to move money toward what works and