Senate agrees to final defense bill that outspends Biden's budget request

Leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees have reached an agreement on the stalled defense funding bill.

The committees’ leaders announced the final framework of the National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday. It authorizes $740 billion for the Department of Defense, which is $25 billion more than President Joe Biden sought, and another $27.8 billion for nuclear weapon activities that technically fall under the Department of Energy, according to a summary of the final legislation.