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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Stephen Groves and Ben Finley

House is voting on a defense bill to raise troop pay and overhaul weapons purchases

US Australia Britain Hegseth - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The House was headed toward a final vote Wednesday on a sweeping defense bill that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay raise for troops and an overhaul of how the Department of Defense buys weapons.

The vote comes at a time of increasing friction between the Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump’s administration over the management of the military.

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