The United States House of Representatives narrowly passed a massive $1.15 trillion defense spending bill on Wednesday, July 23, 2026, advancing the fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, widely known as the 2027 NDAA. The vote ended at 216 to 212, splitting almost entirely along party lines in one of the most contentious defense votes in recent congressional history. Buried inside the bill is a provision that has triggered unusually fierce opposition from both sides of the aisle: Section 219, which would formally establish the United States-Israel Defense Technology…
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