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2025-12-19 08:32:05
[Trump Officially Signs $901 Billion National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026] 1. US President Trump officially signed the $901 billion National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 on December 18th, local time. The bill had previously been passed by the House of Representatives (December 10th) and the Senate (December 17th with 77 votes in favor and 20 against). Key provisions of the bill include: 2. Increasing the pay of active-duty US military personnel. 3. Supporting the deployment of the National Guard and active-duty troops along the southwestern border to intercept illegal immigrants and drugs. 4. Developing the Golden Dome missile defense system and enhancing military readiness. 5. Providing $400 million in military aid to Ukraine annually for the next two years. 6. Repealing the 2002 congressional resolution authorizing the government to use force against Iraq and lifting sanctions against Syria. 7. Requiring Defense Secretary Hergsays to submit unedited video footage and copies of the operational orders for the September 2nd US military operation in the Caribbean (an attack on an alleged drug trafficking vessel that resulted in the deaths of two survivors). Hegsays previously stated that the full video would be available only to members of the Congressional Armed Services Committee and would not be released to the public.
