The annual defense bill directing $895 billion toward the Pentagon and other military programs would deny transgender health coverage to minors. It now heads to President Biden’s desk.

The National Defense Authorization Act passed ... in a statement outlining his objections to the bill. The measure, he argued, singles out transgender people and hinders parents from determining ...

The Senate on Wednesday voted to pass the $895 billion Defense authorization bill, despite a provision on transgender care that turned off some Democrats, moving it along to President Biden’s ...

On December 18, 2024, Congress passed a new defense bill that includes a ban on transgender care for minors. A view of the US Capitol building on November 21, 2024, in Washington, DC. On December ...

Congressional Democrats voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act despite its inclusion of a provision restricting ...

The legislation is a cornerstone of the GOP’s education agenda and would deliver on a priority for the incoming Trump administration.

The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly for an $895 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon on Wednesday, despite the inclusion of a controversial provision on transgender medical care for minors.

President Biden signed a bill into law Monday increasing overall military spending despite objection to the bill over stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments ...

The Senate voted to pass the $895 billion annual defense policy bill that includes a pay raise for U.S. servicemembers and a provision that restricts transgender care. The bill passed 85 to 14 ...

Including the provision in the bill setting policy for the Department of Defense underscored how transgender issues have become a focus in U.S. politics. President-elect Donald Trump and many ...

President Biden on Monday signed into law a defense bill that authorizes significant ... his objections to language stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children in military ...