President Joe Biden signed the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law on Dec. 23, approving an $895 billion military spending authorization despite some pushback from fellow Democrats.
“While I am pleased to support the critical objectives of the Act, I note that certain provisions of the Act raise concerns,” Biden said in a Monday night statement.
Biden signaled reservations about several provisions in the bill that he said constrained the authority of the presidency to oversee international negotiations. He said other provisions in the NDAA would require the president to report to Congress in a manner that could divulge sensitive intelligence or military planning, or implicate sensitive executive branch interests….