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WATCH LIVE: Trump signs National Defense Authorization Act

By Brady Knox
Published December 18, 2025 3:35pm ET
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WATCH LIVE: Trump signs National Defense Authorization Act
President Donald Trump listens as Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, speaks during an event about drug prices, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Donald Trump is signing his first National Defense Authorization Act of his second term. He is set to sign the document at 6 p.m.

The NDAA passed fairly uncontroversially, breezing through the Senate in a 77-20 vote and through the House with a 312-112 vote.

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