President Joe Biden signed the $895 billion National Defense Authorization bill into law even though it included a package that limited transgender care.

The defense authorization bill, which directs Pentagon policy, provides a 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted service members and a 4.5% increase for others.

President Joe Biden has signed a robust defense bill worth $895 billion that raises military spending and pays junior enlisted service members 14.5% more. Despite the bill's positives, Biden expressed strong opposition to a provision added by House Speaker Mike Johnson,