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• House passes $901B military defense bill after Republican revolt collapses - The House passed the National Defense Authorization Act authorizing $901 billion in Pentagon spending, sending the legislation to the Senate for final approval.
• Navy secretary warns shipyards must ‘act like we’re at war’ as China’s AI-powered fleet races ahead - Navy secretary warns U.S. must prepare for conflict with wartime urgency as service launches office to slash weapons development timelines and fix delays.
• Leavitt defends Trump’s drug boat strikes, says Democrats attacking U.S. military 'stooped so low' - White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defends strikes on drug boats as Democrats call actions 'war crimes,' citing a Trump campaign promise to demolish cartels.
• Congress unveils $900B defense bill targeting China with tech bans, investment crackdown, US troop pay raise - Congress passes $900B defense bill targeting China with new investment restrictions, military technology bans, and 4% pay raise for troops nationwide.
• Afghan watchdog: US taxpayer-funded weapons left behind have formed 'core of the Taliban security apparatus' - The final report from a government watchdog tasked with overseeing Afghanistan reconstruction efforts reveals impact of weapons and equipment left behind.
• Did a military lawyer witness the Venezuela 'double tap' boat strike? Experts say one should have - Legal experts call Pentagon's 'double tap' strike on shipwrecked survivors a textbook war crime, questioning military lawyer's role in operation.