House passes Pentagon funding bill and a blueprint to unlock new dollars for Iran war

Key Points:

• The House passed a $1.1 trillion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with a vote of 216 to 212, including support from six Democrats; the bill now moves to the Senate where its future is uncertain due to partisan divisions and Senate Democrats' demands related to the Iran conflict.
• Republicans describe the NDAA as a critical investment in national defense focused on innovation, lethality, and readiness, while Democrats criticize it for including $1.15 trillion in discretionary spending funded by cuts to domestic programs and tax reductions.
• Separately, House Republicans advanced a $95 billion budget framework including over $70 billion for the Iran war and other domestic priorities, using reconciliation to bypass the Senate's 60-vote threshold, though Senate action and timing remain unclear amid ongoing government funding negotiations.
• The House also passed the Stop Insider Trading Act by 232 to 198, banning lawmakers from acquiring new individual stocks while in office, but the bill faces criticism for loopholes and an unrelated voter ID provision, with most Democrats opposing it.